"even keel" meaning in English

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      "form": "even keels",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "right the ship"
    },
    {
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      "word": "rudderless"
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      "word": "steady hand on the tiller"
    }
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          "ref": "1855, Washington Irving, “The Bermudas”, in Woolfert’s Roost and Other Papers:",
          "text": "[T]he rude winds died away; and gradually a light breeze sprang up directly aft, filling out every sail, and wafting us smoothly along on an even keel.",
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        "The situation in which a watercraft is floating or proceeding in a smooth and level manner."
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nautical) The situation in which a watercraft is floating or proceeding in a smooth and level manner."
      ],
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        "nautical",
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      ]
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        {
          "ref": "2007 December 26, Denise Grady, “Coping With Alzheimer’s: Disease Brings Drastic Changes to Patients, and Stress to Family Members”, in New York Times, retrieved 2013-12-14:",
          "text": "The disease . . . plays havoc with mood, personality, perception and thought, and can require constant adjustments by friends and relatives just to keep life on an even keel.",
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        "The state or characteristic of being under control and balanced."
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, of emotions, etc.) The state or characteristic of being under control and balanced."
      ],
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        "of emotions"
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        "idiomatic",
        "usually"
      ]
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        {
          "ref": "2010 December 14, Steve Schaefer, “Stocks Stable, Best Buy Battered”, in forbes.com, retrieved 2013-12-14:",
          "text": "Wall Street was on a fairly even keel Tuesday morning but the same could not be said for Best Buy as the company's stock plummeted.",
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        "The state or characteristic of being well controlled and running smoothly."
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        "(idiomatic, of a business or other activity) The state or characteristic of being well controlled and running smoothly."
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        "of a business or other activity"
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    {
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  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "right the ship"
    },
    {
      "word": "rudderless"
    },
    {
      "word": "steady hand on the tiller"
    }
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          "text": "[T]he rude winds died away; and gradually a light breeze sprang up directly aft, filling out every sail, and wafting us smoothly along on an even keel.",
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        "The situation in which a watercraft is floating or proceeding in a smooth and level manner."
      ],
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        "(nautical) The situation in which a watercraft is floating or proceeding in a smooth and level manner."
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The state or characteristic of being under control and balanced."
      ],
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        "(idiomatic, of emotions, etc.) The state or characteristic of being under control and balanced."
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        "usually"
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          "text": "Wall Street was on a fairly even keel Tuesday morning but the same could not be said for Best Buy as the company's stock plummeted.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
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        "(idiomatic, of a business or other activity) The state or characteristic of being well controlled and running smoothly."
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    {
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  "word": "even keel"
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