plain sailing
The idiom "plain sailing" originates from nautical terminology, describing a situation where conditions are favorable and progress is smooth.
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Definition
B2General
(informal)A situation or task that progresses smoothly without any difficulties.
Example
- After the initial setup, the rest of the project was plain sailing.
- Once we got past the initial challenges, it was plain sailing from there.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "plain sailing":
plane sailingpiece of cakebreeze pastwithout a hitchunder sailwalk in the parksmooth as silkpleasure cruisehome and dry