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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—B

Ballast

A man of no ballast. Not steady not to be depended on. Unsteady as a ship without ballast. A similar phrase is, “The man wants ballast.”

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Balle
Ballambangjan
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