tiller

firm hand on the tiller

Full control over a situation. I felt comfortable knowing that even during this difficult time, he had a firm hand on the tiller. You have to have a firm hand on the tiller when you're raising kids. It's so important for them to have structure and rules in their lives. The new CEO has managed to steer the company back into profitability in less than a year. It seems they have finally found someone who can keep a firm hand on the tiller.

See also: firm, hand, on, tiller

keep a firm hand on the tiller

To maintain strong, unwavering discipline and control over a situation. You have to keep a firm hand on the tiller when you're raising kids. It's so important for them to have structure and rules in their lives. The new CEO has managed to steer the company back into profitability in less than a year. It seems they have finally found someone who can keep a firm hand on the tiller.

See also: firm, hand, keep, on, tiller

keep a steady hand on the tiller

To maintain strong, unwavering discipline and control over a situation. You have to keep a steady hand on the tiller when you're raising kids. It's so important for them to have structure and rules in their lives. The new CEO has managed to steer the company back into profitability in less than a year. It seems they have finally found someone who can keep a steady hand on the tiller.

See also: hand, keep, on, steady, tiller

steady hand on the tiller

Full control over a situation. I felt comfortable knowing that even during this difficult time, he had a steady hand on the tiller.

See also: hand, on, steady, tiller

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a steady hand on the tiller

BRITISH

If you have a steady hand on the tiller, you are keeping control of a situation in a calm and reliable way. `If ever there was an urgent need for a steady hand on the tiller, it is now,' said one European diplomat. Note: Adjectives such as firm can be used instead of steady. He was convinced that the job of those in power was to keep a firm hand on the tiller guiding the course of national development. Note: In a boat, the tiller is the handle with which you steer.

See also: hand, on, steady, tiller

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at the ˈhelm/ˈtiller

in control of an organization, etc: The company began to make profits again with the new managing director at the helm.

A helm or a tiller is used for controlling the direction of a ship or a boat.

See also: helm, tiller

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