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
Miela	mee-E-lah	Esperanto
Tora	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Augusta	[ɔ:'gʌstə]
Awotwi	-	Western African, Akan
Mortimer	MAWR-ti-mər	English
JÓN	-	Icelandic, Faroese