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Meanings of went swimmingly in English

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Usage of went swimmingly in English
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The questions and answers went swimmingly, and ended in nothing worth mentioning.
The Moonstone
2
Breakfast with Melicard went swimmingly, as her father would have put it.
Legends of the dragonrealm, vol ii
3
But on this present Christmas festival all went swimmingly to the end.
Orley Farm
4
They took places at the table, and the meal went swimmingly.
The Fur Bringers: A Story of the Canadian Northwest
5
With the rapidly growing dike all went swimmingly for a time.
The Raid from Beausejour; and How the Carter Boys Lifted the Mor...
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But, after this unpleasantness had been smoothed out, things went swimmingly.
The Irish Times
7
In contrast to recent events in the arena, this morning's scientific experiments went swimmingly.
The Mammoth Book of Steampunk
8
Things went swimmingly until May 30, when Borschberg tried to fly from China to Honolulu.
Wired
9
Everything went swimmingly until he started talking about you.
The Flanders Panel
10
It all went swimmingly for the first 36 years as the bank never missed a profit.
The Irish Times
11
In normal times, you'd say everything went swimmingly.
The Guardian
12
But this was only at first; later on I got used to it, and everything went swimmingly.
The Chorus Girl and Other Stories
13
All went swimmingly for a time.
Who is mark twain?
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Attracted by the novelty of having a famous actor for host, the ordinary went swimmingly for a time.
Inns and Taverns of Old London
15
The first part went swimmingly enough:-
Blue Lights: Hot Work in the Soudan
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My boy, it all went swimmingly.
Under Fire: The Story of a Squad
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