# smooth sailing

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/smooth-sailing
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

Used to describe an activity that is not encountering any problems.

## Examples

- After the first week, everything was smooth sailing.
- The project had a difficult start, but now that the team is working well together, it is smooth sailing.
- Once the initial legal challenges were resolved, the remainder of the merger process proved to be smooth sailing for the company.

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