plain sailing
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plain sailing
n
1. informal smooth or easy progress
2. (Nautical Terms) nautical sailing in a body of water that is unobstructed; clear sailing. Compare plane sailing
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plain′ sail′ing
n.
an easy and unobstructed way, course, or plan.
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plain sailing
- Probably comes from plane sailing, a way of determining a ship's position based on its moving on a plane (flat surface).See also related terms for sailing.
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| Noun | 1. | plain sailing - easy unobstructed progress; "after we solved that problem the rest was plain sailing" forward motion, onward motion, advancement, progress, progression, procession, advance - the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) |
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Translations
تَقَدُّم بِدون صُعوبات
úplná hračka
det går bare derudad
sima ügy
einfalt mál
úplná hračka
kolayca ilerlemesıkıntısız gelişme
plain sailing
n (fam) it'll be plain sailing from now on → d'ora in poi andrà tutto liscioCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
plain
(plein) adjective1. simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration. plain living; good, plain food.
2. easy to understand; clear. His words were quite plain.
3. absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful. I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.
4. obvious. It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.
5. not pretty. a rather plain girl.
noun1. a large flat level piece of land. the plains of central Canada.
2. a kind of knitting stitch.
ˈplainly adverbˈplainness noun
plain chocolate
dark chocolate not containing milk.
plain clothes ordinary clothes, not a uniform: Detectives usually wear plain clothes; adjective (etc)a plain-clothes job.
plain sailing progress without difficulty.
ˌplain-ˈspoken adjective speaking honestly and candidly, not trying to be tactful. She is a very plain-spoken person who always says what she means.
in plain English in simple words; clearly expressed. Would you mind explaining it in plain English?
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