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smooth sailing

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

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

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smooth sailingUsed to describe having sex without a condom.
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