smooth sailing



smooth sailing

Easy progress, as in We had a hard time setting up the new computer system but it'll be smooth sailing from here on . The smooth in this idiom alludes to calm waters, free from big waves or roughness, a usage dating from the late 1300s. The transfer to other kinds of easy progress dates from the second half of the 1900s. Also see plain sailing.
See also: sailing, smooth

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Bingham['biŋən]
NynkeNEEN-kəFrisian
MurielMYUR-ee-əl (English), MUR-ee-əl (English), muy-ree-EL (French)English, French, Irish
Arafat['a:ra:fa:t]
Aderyn-Welsh
KerİMe-Turkish