clear sailing

Describing a situation that is free of obstacles or challenges, especially after obstacles or challenges have been overcome. We should be there soon—now that we're past the traffic jam, it should be clear sailing from here on out.

*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.

clear sailing

mod. easy; easy going. It’ll be clear sailing from now on.

See also: clear, sailing

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TOMORROW'S TIPS KEMPTON: 12.55 Major Lawrence, 1.25 Foxtrot Bravo, 1.55 Playful Asset, 2.25 Fly By Nelly, 2.55 Tiddliwinks, 3.25 Tanley, 3.55 Bookiesindex Girl LINGFIELD: 12.35 Clear Sailing, 1.05 Lovers Causeway, 1.35 Prince Of Sorrento, 2.10 FATHSTA (NAP), 2.40 Beauchamp Viceroy, 3.10 Lord Fidelio, 3.40 Billie Jean DOUBLE: Fathsta and Beauchamp Viceroy

Fathsta bids for '7' up at Lingfield

Like "Titanic" 12 years ago, "Avatar" has fairly clear sailing now that the holidays are over.

`Avatar' rules with $68.3M, tops $1B worldwide

Today's top tips Y CYMRO Fakenham: 1.00 Pipers Legend, 1.30 Morestead, 2.00 Evening Sunset, 2.30 Busker Royal, 3.00 Satindra, 3.30 Stretch The Truth Folkestone: 12.40 Comprimario, 1.10 Aegean Dawn, 1.40 No Panic, 2.10 Lindy Lou, 2.40 William Bonney, 3.10 You Can Of Course, 3.40 Goodwill Phil Southwell: 12.20 Diamond Blade, 12.50 Taper Jean Girl, 1.20 SOLICITOR (NAP), 1.50 Thewinnatakesitall, 2.20 Clear Sailing, 2.50 Iron Out, 3.20 Guildenstern, 3.50 Beat The Shower ALAN KEYTE Solicitor (nap) 1.20 Southwell SOLICITOR can lay down the law at Southwell.

Solicitor to lay down the law at Southwell

TOMORROW'S TOP TIPS FAKENHAM: 1.00 Pipers Legend, 1.30 Morestead, 2.00 Ashes Summer, 2.30 Cast Cada, 3.00 Satindra, 3.30 Stretch The Truth FOLKESTONE: 12.40 Comprimario, 1.10 Aegean Dawn, 1.40 Edgeover, 2.10 Lindy Lou, 2.40 William Bonney, 3.10 Hello My Lovely, 3.40 Eight Palms SOUTHWELL: 12.20 Diamond Blade, 12.50 Taper Jean Girl, 1.20 SOLICITOR (NAP), 1.50 Thewinnatakesitall, 2.20 Clear Sailing, 2.50 Iron Out, 3.20 Guildenstern, 3.50 Beat The Shower DOUBLE: Solicitor and Cast Cada

A case for Solicitor

Hunie Kwon, who was DeNiro's most senior agent until the company folded, having started in 2002 when the firm launched, noted that "a manager [at DeNiro] gave a small talk and said it would be clear sailing to go work there."

Brokers from shuttered firms land at new companies

But it is not all clear sailing in this environment.

Interdependence or Independence

"It's clear sailing for the most part." Gracey said the one cloud on the horizon is that the price of reinsurance has gone up, impacted by the overall losses in the insurance property and casualty business.

Medical malpractice market remains strong: stock market drop not a worry, though low investment returns are

The first week of the rally, through the Greek Dodecanese Islands of the eastern Aegean, was hampered by light winds; the second week saw clear sailing with the prevailing westerly winds providing champagne conditions for the yachts along the Turkish coast.

Greek and Turkish delights: the CYCA's first Aegean rally was such a success that sailors are clamoring for more sailing, a little less racing and just the right amount of rivalry next year

McConnell said aside from some standard regulatory approvals, the project appears to have clear sailing ahead of it.

Sault Gateway: 'the thing's going to get built'

After that, unlike the Maine, it was clear sailing for me.

Notes from a cross and down competitor

Not all is clear sailing, though, for Alimentos y Frutos and Duncan Fox's other properties.

Growing with the world: Chile's Duncan Fox enjoyed big numbers in 2003 on free trade and a strong dollar

It appears there is clear sailing for the next several months for paper stock markets.

Full steam ahead

No community worth its humanity will have clear sailing all the time.

Showing the way to adult Catholicism

Not that it's all clear sailing. Environmentalists want stricter laws regulating the cruise industry in Hawaii.

Cruising with Colin: the CEO of Norwegian Cruise Lines has big plans for the Islands. Can he pull it off without making the wrong kind of splash?

Ashton concedes that it will not be all clear sailing ahead.

RFID has arrived

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