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sailing
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*clear sailing and *smooth sailing
Fig. a situation where progress is made without any difficulty. (*Typically: be ~; have ~.) Once you've passed that exam, it will be clear sailing to graduation. Working there was not all smooth sailing. The boss had a very bad temper.
See also: clear

be plain sailing
to be very easy The roads were busy as we drove out of town but after that it was plain sailing all the way to the coast.
See be as clear as day
See also: plain


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