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
Mihaela	mee-hah-YE-lah (Romanian), mee-HAH-el-ah (Croatian)	Romanian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian
Imke	IM-kə (Dutch, German)	Frisian, Dutch, German
Hasdrubal	HAZ-droo-bəl (English), haz-DROO-bəl (English)	Ancient Near Eastern (Latinized), History
SİMge	-	Turkish
Easton	EES-tən	English (Modern)
Jacobs	['dʒeikəbz]