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Meanings of plain sailing in English

Easy unobstructed progress.

Usage of plain sailing in English
1
Tony Abbott's time as Prime Minister has been far from plain sailing.
Radio NZ
2
Navigating geographical challenges However, it wasn't all plain sailing for the project.
The Irish Times
3
Then it will be plain sailing all the rest of the way.
The Land of Mystery
4
Nothing up until this point suggested how plain sailing it would be.
BBC
5
But the show revealed the pair's journey was far from plain sailing.
News.com.au
6
The next three years were completely fascinating, though not always plain sailing.
The Guardian
7
It was plain sailing for him now, and he was correspondingly elated.
Big Timber: A Story of the Northwest
8
Then there was plain sailing and there were very few before them.
The American Senator
9
He thought it would be all plain sailing, but he was mistaken.
Original Short Stories — Volume 08
10
We are in uncharted waters and it's unlikely to be plain sailing.
The Guardian
11
It was all plain sailing until I got to La Paz, Bolivia.
The South African
12
However, Donald Trump's term has certainly not been a case of plain sailing.
The South African
13
However, it has not been plain sailing at international level for Mendy either.
BBC
14
This is the worst of the concern; our own is comparatively plain sailing.
The Journal of Sir Walter Scott / From the Original Manuscript a...
15
It was not, however, all plain sailing for the second seed.
The Irish Times
16
It was all plain sailing; and he plucked the ripe fruit.
Lectures on Modern history
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Plain sailing through the time
Plain sailing across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common