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noun
- 1. smooth and easy progress in a process or activity: "team-building was not all plain sailing"
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to be easy and without problems: The roads were busy as we drove out of town, but after that it was plain sailing. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. easy I can tell you how to do that - it's easy! simple The recipe is so simple - you just mix all the ingredients together. straightforward It seems like a fairly straightforward assignment.
noun. 1. Nautical. sailing on waters that are free of hazards or obstructions. Compare plane sailing. 2. an easy and unobstructed way, course, or plan. As an heir to a large fortune, he looked forward to financial plain sailing. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
The meaning of PLAIN SAILING is smooth sailing. How to use plain sailing in a sentence.
Easy going; straightforward, unobstructed progress. For example, The first few months were difficult, but I think it's plain sailing from here on. Alluding to navigating waters free of hazards, such as rocks or other obstructions, this term was transferred to other activities in the early 1800s. See also: plain, sailing. smooth sailing.
‘Plane sailing’ is a simplified form of navigation, in which the surface of the sea is considered to be flat rather than curved, that is, on what mathematicians call a ‘plane surface’.
an easy and unobstructed way, course, or plan: As an heir to a large fortune, he looked forward to financial plain sailing. plain sailing. noun. informal. smooth or easy progress. nautical sailing in a body of water that is unobstructed; clear sailing Compare plane sailing.
noun. easy unobstructed progress. “after we solved that problem the rest was plain sailing ”. synonyms: clear sailing, easy going. see more.
