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on an even keel

  1. Stable, balanced, as in She had the knack of keeping us on an even keel in any emergency. This term, used figuratively since the mid-1800s, alludes to keeping a vessel's keel in a level position, assuring smooth sailing.



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Maintaining a sense of normalcy — when it is safe to do so — helps kids stay on an even keel.

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We’re all still on an even keel.

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When he came to power, Mr Biden wanted to set ties with China on an even keel after what he saw as the chaos and unpredictability of the Trump White House.

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His visit forms part of a significant increase in dialogue and diplomacy - however frosty - between these rival powers as they attempt to put relations on an even keel after a period of immense tension last year.

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The visit - the second in 10 months made by Mr Blinken - forms part of a significant increase in dialogue and diplomacy between these rival powers as they attempt to put relations on an even keel after a period of immense tension last year.

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