smooth sailing
idiomatic phrase
: easy progress without impediment or difficulty
After the mix-up was rectified, it was smooth sailing again.—
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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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There’s smooth sailing ahead for Moana 2, with no major wide releases next session.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2024
Leave a comment View Comments His career as Beckham’s double hasn’t always been smooth sailing, however.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
But the launch of Blackwell hasn’t been all smooth sailing.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
An absence of immediate violence following a Trump victory should not be read as a sign of smooth sailing going forward.
—Robert A. Pape, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
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Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2024
Leave a comment View Comments His career as Beckham’s double hasn’t always been smooth sailing, however.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
But the launch of Blackwell hasn’t been all smooth sailing.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
An absence of immediate violence following a Trump victory should not be read as a sign of smooth sailing going forward.
—Robert A. Pape, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for smooth sailing
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“Smooth sailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smooth%20sailing. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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