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Meaning of smooth sailing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

idiomatic, uncountable

Equivalents

Bosanski ravno do Kosova
Español camino de rosas
Suomi ruusuilla tanssimista sujuva
Français un long fleuve tranquille
Hrvatski ravno do Kosova
日本語 順風満帆
한국어 순항
Português suave na nave
Српски ravno do Kosova
Tiếng Việt thuận buồm xuôi gió

Examples

“It's all been smooth sailing; everything has gone exactly according to plan.”
“We had some problems at the very beginning, but it's been smooth sailing since the second week or so.”
“Not that all was smooth sailing for MGM in Nazi Germany.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

smooth snake smooth sole smooth talk smooth talker smooth talking smooth-talk

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