be on an even keel
31Even — E ven, a. [AS. efen. efn; akin to OS. eban, D. even, OHG. eban, G. efen, Icel. jafn, Dan. jevn, Sw. j[ a]mn, Goth. ibns. Cf. {Anent}, {Ebb}.] 1. Level, smooth, or equal in surface; not rough; free from irregularities; hence uniform in rate of… …
32on an even keel — 1》 not listing or tilting to one side. 2》 functioning normally after a period of difficulty. → even …
33keel — See: ON AN EVEN KEEL …
34keel — See: ON AN EVEN KEEL …
35keel — See: on an even keel …
36keel — keel1 keeled, adj. /keel/, n. 1. Naut. a central fore and aft structural member in the bottom of a hull, extending from the stem to the sternpost and having the floors or frames attached to it, usually at right angles: sometimes projecting from… …
37keel — keel1 [ki:l] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old Norse; Origin: kjölr] 1.) on an even keel steady, without any sudden changes keep sth/get sth back on an even keel ▪ Now that the crisis is over, we must try to get things back on an even keel. 2.) a bar… …
38even — I [[t]i͟ːv(ə)n[/t]] DISCOURSE USES ♦ 1) ADV: ADV with cl/group, ADV before v You use the word even to suggest that what comes just after or just before it in the sentence is rather surprising. He kept calling me for years, even after he got… …
39keel — [[t]ki͟ːl[/t]] keels, keeling, keeled 1) N COUNT The keel of a boat is the long, specially shaped piece of wood or steel along the bottom of it. 2) PHRASE: PHR after v, v link PHR If you say that someone or something is on an even keel, you mean… …
40keel — I. /kil / (say keel) noun 1. the main longitudinal structural member of a ship s hull, to which the frames are fastened and which lies in the middle of the bottom of the hull and runs along the whole length; the keel may project somewhat from the …
