smooth sailing
Definition of smooth sailing
chiefly US
: easy progress without difficulties : progress that is not blocked by anything Her time at college wasn't all smooth sailing.
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: having a continuous even surface
: being the representation of a function with a continuous first derivative
: having or being a short even coat of hair — compare rough, wirehaired
: to make smooth
: to free from what is harsh or disagreeable : polish
: soothe
: a smooth part
: the act of smoothing
: a smoothing implement
: the technical skill of managing a ship : navigation
: the method of determining the course to be followed to reach a given point
: the sport of handling or riding in a sailboat
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