Idioms

without a hitch

without a hitch

Without any problems at all; very smoothly, easily, or effortlessly. Used especially after "go off." I was nervous, but the whole plan went off without a hitch. I thought the date went off without a hitch, but he never called me back. Other than a brief delay at the airport, our trip has been without a hitch!
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without a hitch

Fig. with no problem(s). Everything went off without a hitch. We hoped the job would go off without a hitch.
See also: hitch, without
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

without a hitch

mod. with no problem(s). Everything went off without a hitch.
See also: hitch, without
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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References in classic literature
Complicated as it was, it was carried through without a hitch, and as a very creditable achievement it cheered us on in our work.
Summary: New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): Bollywood actor and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Paresh Rawal on Friday took a dig at Congress president Rahul Gandhi, saying if the latter could address the parliament without a hitch, an earthquake will come.
Plus, don't miss Paul Delplanque's Remember When page on a Tuesday and his blog dedicated entirely to nostalgic memories of Teesside at www.gazettelive.co.uk/rememberwhen A HOSPITAL BREAKOUT: An ingenious breakout plan at St Luke's Hospital in Middlesbrough passed off without a hitch in September 1987.
"I would like to see substantive discussions held without delay before 1 January to ensure Bulgaria and Romania's accession passes without a hitch," he added.
Attended by Pissdrunx, Warner Mobbers and Hollywood luminaries alike, the ceremony went off without a hitch. Congratulations Boss!
While 99% of all contests, banquets, meetings, and related efforts will go off without a hitch, it will take only one mistake to bring on an avalanche of criticism and complaints.
"We've been dreaming of this for 35 years, and it went off without a hitch."
The multiple redundancy systems built into the Internet allowed data communications traffic to continue without a hitch, with data automatically rerouting itself to paths that had not been shut off.
Through the efforts of these individuals, the class went off without a hitch.
"The event went off without a hitch ," says Bill Brewer, Field to Food Run chairperson.
Still, the set's transition from funky, progressive house to revved-up trance comes off without a hitch, and almost every track shines like a glitter ball.
Without a hitch this summer, the space agency launched Cluster II, the successor to the failed mission.
Every bride wants to get hitched without a hitch...
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