sail before the wind



sail before the wind

To achieve something easily. This nautical phrase refers to the ease of sailing in the same direction as the wind. I don't understand people who just sail before the wind and get great grades without ever opening a book, when I study really hard and am just an average student. I hardly studied, and I still got A's on all of my exams—I really sailed before the wind this semester!
See also: before, sail, wind

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Azarel-Biblical
LindaLIN-də (English), LIN-dah (German), LEEN-dah (Italian, Finnish)English, Dutch, German, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, French, Latvian, Finnish, Hu
Magdalina-Old Church Slavic, Bulgarian
BellaBEL-əEnglish
Ludovikoloo-do-VEE-koEsperanto
Kirke-Greek Mythology