right the ship

English

Alternative forms

• steady the ship

Verb

right the ship (third-person singular simple present rights the ship, present participle righting the ship, simple past and past participle righted the ship)

1. (figuratively) Correct a process that is not proceeding properly.

   Synonym: put things right

Related terms

• set aright, set right

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: oikaista laiva
• French: redresser la barre (fr)
• Polish: naprawiać (pl) impf, naprawić (pl) pf, poprawiać (pl) impf, poprawić (pl) pf

See also

• bilge pump
• even keel
• tight ship