smooth sailing
idiomatic phrase
: easy progress without impediment or difficulty
After the mix-up was rectified, it was smooth sailing again.—
Mike Brown
Mike BrownHe just kept talking and talking his nonstop sunny talk about what a great summer we were going to have and that he had tons of plans and that we would get caught up as father and son and soon all our rough past would be behind us and we would have nothing but smooth sailing for our future.—Jack Ganto
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But don’t expect the smooth sailing to last forever.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
But things weren't always smooth sailing for the pair.
—Joelle Goldstein, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
But the outlook for TRIPP and the peace deal is not all smooth sailing either.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Schuyler’s poems are the ultimate smooth sailing.
—Dan Chiasson, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
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Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
But things weren't always smooth sailing for the pair.
—Joelle Goldstein, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
But the outlook for TRIPP and the peace deal is not all smooth sailing either.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Schuyler’s poems are the ultimate smooth sailing.
—Dan Chiasson, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for smooth sailing
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“Smooth sailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smooth%20sailing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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