wind at (one's) back

A favorable position that encourages forward momentum (as with a ship that has the wind at its back). She really struggled in her studies last year, but she's had the wind at her back ever since changing her major.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jani	YAH-nee (Finnish)	Finnish, Hungarian
Apolline	-	French
Espen	-	Norwegian, Danish
Altan	-	Turkish
Pericles	PER-i-kleez (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Marques	mahr-KEE	African American (Modern)