smooth as silk



smooth as silk

Lacking impediments or obstacles, unhindered, as in The negotiations went smooth as silk. This simile alludes to the slippery quality of silk. [c. 1900] Also see smooth sailing.
See also: silk, smooth

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Maddox['mædəks]
Eardwulf-Anglo-Saxon
Akhil-Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam
Barlaam-Judeo-Christian Legend
PeregrinePER-ə-grin, PER-ə-greenEnglish (Rare)
Medeia-Greek Mythology