phrasal
or on an even keel
1. of a ship
a. : having approximately the same draft forward and aft ; sometimes : having the load water line of the ship parallel to the surface of the water (as in a ship whose natural draft is much greater aft than forward)
b. : without list
2. of an aircraft : in proper fore-and-aft trim
3. usually on an even keel : in a sound or stable condition : stable , steady , unshaken
struggling to keep the firm on an even keel during the dismal depression years
a man of character, he stayed on an even keel while the others panicked