keep sth on an even keel meaning
[American slang]
Fig. to keep something in a steady and untroubled state.
The manager cannot keep the firm on an even keel any longer.
When the workers are unhappy, it is difficult to keep the factory on an even keel.
Fig. to keep something in a steady and untroubled state.
The manager cannot keep the firm on an even keel any longer.
When the workers are unhappy, it is difficult to keep the factory on an even keel.
- keep on an even keel: [American idiom]to ...
- keep something on an even keel: [American idiom]to ...
- on an even keel: see under keel1; ...
