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clear 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.

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clear sailing

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

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