smooth sailing
idiomatic phrase
: easy progress without impediment or difficulty
After the mix-up was rectified, it was smooth sailing again.—
Mike Brown
Mike BrownHe just kept talking and talking his nonstop sunny talk about what a great summer we were going to have and that he had tons of plans and that we would get caught up as father and son and soon all our rough past would be behind us and we would have nothing but smooth sailing for our future.—Jack Ganto
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Eva Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
There is no obvious route back to smooth sailing for the Premier League from here.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 7 June 2024
While his absence will not impact the Nets’ rotation much, the start of his NBA career has been anything but smooth sailing.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 19 Jan. 2024
Things haven't been completely smooth sailing for Sheehy.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 4 June 2024
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“Smooth sailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smooth%20sailing. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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