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
Kristijan	KREES-tee-yahn (Serbian, Croatian)	Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
Mahoney	['ma:əni]
Ana	AH-nah (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese, Slovene, Bulgarian, Romanian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Georgian
Maudie	MAWD-ee	English
Thor	THOR (English), TOR (Danish), TOOR (Swedish, Norwegian)	Norse Mythology, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
Augustin	o-goos-TEN (French)	French, Czech, Romanian, Croatian, German