steady as a rock

Idioms

Firm, dependable, as in Betty always knows her part; she's steady as a rock. This simile uses rock in the sense of “something that affords a sure support,” a usage dating from the early 1500s.

Example Sentences

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He loves to say he’s steady as a rock.

From Slate • Sep. 23, 2023

Lillian described The Queen as being "steady as a rock".

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2022

At the Hotel Roosevelt a physician found Post's condition good, noted that his hand was steady as a rock.

From Time Magazine Archive

If he is out of control in one quarter, he is steady as a rock in the other.

From Time Magazine Archive

Years of training keep my arm steady as a rock, but my mind races.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

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