Meaning of clear sailing | Babel Free

Definitions

A situation where one can proceed with no serious problems.

uncountable

Examples

“But it was not all clear sailing. When Mandel wrote Mrs. Roosevelt on March 18, 1941, exposing the China Aid Committee as a Communist front, she wrote back, “I do not understand what you are trying to bring to my attention.”

“Once the students understand the connection between the subjective values of individuals, their actions, and market prices, the rest of the course should be relatively clear sailing.”

“This likelihood did not mean, however, that 1938 brought clear sailing for Senate bill 5.”

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