How do you use the phrase smooth sailing?
(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. We had some problems at the very beginning, but it’s been smooth sailing since the second week or so.
What’s another way to say smooth sailing?
What is another word for smooth sailing?
| plain sailing | easy |
|---|---|
| effortless | painless |
| simple | straightforward |
| uncomplicated | undemanding |
| elementary | routine |
Is smooth sailing a saying?
Easy progress, as in We had a hard time setting up the new computer system but it’ll be smooth sailing from here on. The smooth in this idiom alludes to calm waters, free from big waves or roughness, a usage dating from the late 1300s.
What is the expression clear sailing?
Definition of clear sailing US. : easy progress : progress that is not blocked by anything Now that the permit has been approved, we expect to have clear sailing from here on.
What is the opposite of smooth sailing?
We have listed all the opposite words for smooth sailing alphabetically. difficulty. adversity. arduousness. awkwardness.
What is meant by an uphill task?
adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] If you refer to something as an uphill struggle or an uphill battle, you mean that it requires a great deal of effort and determination, but it should be possible to achieve it.
What’s the opposite of smooth sailing?
What is meant by plain sailing?
noun. Navigation. sailing on waters that are free of hazards or obstructions. Compare plane sailing. an easy and unobstructed way, course, or plan: As an heir to a large fortune, he looked forward to financial plain sailing.
What is the saying manna from heaven?
If you say that something unexpected is manna from heaven, you mean that it is good and happened just at the time that it was needed.
What is the meaning of idiom hit the nail on the head?
DEFINITION: It means “to do or say something that is exactly right.” You can use this phrase when someone finds the exact answer of a problem or a question.
What is the origin of the idiom smooth sailing?
Easy progress, as in We had a hard time setting up the new computer system but it’ll be smooth sailing from here on. The smooth in this idiom alludes to calm waters, free from big waves or roughness, a usage dating from the late 1300s. The transfer to other kinds of easy progress dates from the second half of the 1900s. Also see plain sailing.
What is the synonym of smooth sailing?
A synonymous term is smooth sailing, used figuratively since the first half of the 1800s. Edward Bulwer Lytton had it in Night and Morning (1841), “‘Oh, then it’s all smooth sailing,’ replied the other.” See also hard/tough sledding. See also: plain, sailing The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer Copyright © 2013 by Christine Ammer See also:
Is it plain sailing or smooth sailing?
But with the clues they are fairly plain sailing.” A synonymous term is smooth sailing, used figuratively since the first half of the 1800s. Edward Bulwer Lytton had it in Night and Morning (1841), “‘Oh, then it’s all smooth sailing,’ replied the other.”
What is the meaning of simple sailing?
Perfectly straightforward; an easy and unobstructed course. The term comes from navigation, where it means sailing in waters that are free of hazards, particularly rocks or other obstructions.