smooth sailing

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smooth sailing

noun

  1. idiomatic, uncountable Used to describe an activity that is not encountering any problems. It's all been smooth sailing; everything has gone exactly according to plan.

    Similar: plain sailing

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noun easily, without problems

Españolcamino de rosas
日本語順風満帆 junpūmanpan
中文一帆風順 /一帆风顺 yīfānfēngshùn
Portuguêssuave na nave
Françaisun long fleuve tranquille

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@misc{smooth_sailing_2026,
  title = {smooth sailing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/smooth%20sailing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}