Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “a firm/steady hand on the tiller” and it’s meaning is “complete control of a situation”.
Example Sentence: Gandhi’s death could have led Nehru to assume untrammelled power. Instead, he spent a lifetime immersed in the democratic values Ambedkar had codified, trying to instill the habits of democracy in his people – a disdain for dictators, a respect for parliamentary procedures, an abiding faith in the constitutional system. Till the end of the decade, his staunch ally Patel provided the firm hand on the tiller without which India might yet have split asunder (apart).
This phrase is present in The Hindu article The enduring relevance of Nehru’s legacy and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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