Definition

1. Adjective (idiomatic):
   • To be in a stable or secure position, often implying firm footing or established status within a group, organization, or location.
   • To have a stable, secure, or long-term job, suggesting one is well-established and not at risk of losing their position.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sau ba năm thử việc, cuối cùng anh ấy đã chắc chân trong công ty. (After three years on probation, he is finally in a stable position at the company.)
  • Cô ấy muốn một công việc chắc chân để ổn định cuộc sống. (She wants a stable job to settle her life.)
  • Đội bóng cần những cầu thủ chắc chân ở hàng thủ. (The football team needs defenders who are solidly positioned.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase is often used in contexts of career, employment, or membership within a team or community to denote security and permanence.
• It can imply not just security, but also a level of proficiency and reliability that makes one's position unshakeable.

Variants and Related Words

• Vững chân (adj): to stand firm, to have a firm footing. This is a close synonym but can be more literal about physical stance.
  • Anh ta đã vững chân trong ngành công nghệ. (He has a firm footing in the technology sector.)

Synonyms

• Established: having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.
• Secure: fixed or fastened so as not to give way, become loose, or be lost.
• Stable: not likely to change or fail; firmly established.

Related Idioms

• Chắc như đinh đóng cột: (as solid as a nailed post) meaning very certain or very stable.
  • Vị trí của ông ấy trong công ty chắc như đinh đóng cột. (His position in the company is rock solid.)
• Đứng vững: to stand firm, to hold one's ground.
  • Công ty nhỏ đã đứng vững trước khủng hoảng. (The small company held its ground during the crisis.)

1. Be in a stable position, have a stable job