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
Vedast	-	History
Mnemosyne	ni-MAWS-ə-nee (English)	Greek Mythology
Irene	ie-REEN (English), ie-REE-nee (English), ee-RE-ne (Italian), EE-re-ne (Finnish), ee-RE-nu (German)	English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, Ancient Greek (L
ÈRic	-	Catalan
Serafin	se-RAH-feen	Polish
Paola	POW-lah (Italian), pah-O-lah (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish