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smooth sailing

smooth sailing noun: used to describe an activity that is not encountering any problems.

Noun

smooth sailing (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) Used to describe an activity that is not encountering any problems.
    • 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.
    Synonyms:
    plain sailing

smooth sailing meaning in Tamil

smooth sailing in Tamil

சீர் படகோட்டம்

Synonyms of smooth sailing

Questions about smooth sailing

What does smooth sailing mean?
Smooth sailing means used to describe an activity that is not encountering any problems.
What is smooth sailing in Tamil?
Smooth sailing in Tamil is சீர் படகோட்டம். See Smooth sailing meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is smooth sailing?
Smooth sailing is a noun.

Words near smooth sailing in the dictionary

  1. smooth newts
  2. smooth operator
  3. smooth operators
  4. smooth out
  5. smooth over
  6. smooth sailing
  7. smooth shark
  8. smooth sharked
  9. smooth sharking
  10. smooth sharks
  11. smooth snake

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