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smooth as silk
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:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Maddox
['mædəks]
Eardwulf
-
Anglo-Saxon
Akhil
-
Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam
Barlaam
-
Judeo-Christian Legend
Peregrine
PER-ə-grin, PER-ə-green
English (Rare)
Medeia
-
Greek Mythology
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