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1 plain sailing
(progress without difficulty.) kar gre kot po maslu* * *[pléinséiliŋ]nounfiguratively preprosta stvar
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plain\ sailing — • plain sailing • smooth sailing n. phr. An uncomplicated, unhampered, or easy course. For a graduate of such a famous university as he was, that assignment was plain sailing … Словарь американских идиом
plain sailing — If something is relatively easy and there are no problems doing it, it is plain sailing. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** An activity or task that is plain sailing is without difficulty or free from trouble. Once the plans were… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
plain sailing — 1. noun The navigation of waters free from hazards or unfavourable winds. 2. adjective simple, straightforward, or easy In another fifty yards there was a second turn, this time toward the left! but it was more of a gentle curve, and we took it… … Wiktionary
plain sailing — noun easy unobstructed progress after we solved that problem the rest was plain sailing • Syn: ↑clear sailing, ↑easy going • Hypernyms: ↑progress, ↑progression, ↑procession, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Plain Sailing (song) — Infobox Single Name =Plain Sailing Artist = Tracey Thorn from Album = A Distant Shore Released = October 1982 (UK) Format = 7 [ Recorded = ] Genre = Jazz/Rock Length = Label = Cherry Red Writer = Producer = Chart position = Last single = This… … Wikipedia
plain sailing — noun smooth and easy progress: team building was not all plain sailing. Origin C18: prob. a popular use of plane sailing, the practice of determining a ship s position on the theory that it is moving on a plane … English new terms dictionary
be plain sailing — to be very easy. The roads were busy as we drove out of town but after that it was plain sailing all the way to the coast … New idioms dictionary
plain — or[smooth sailing] {n. phr.} An uncomplicated, unhampered, or easy course. * /For a graduate of such a famous university as he was, that assignment was plain sailing./ … Dictionary of American idioms
plain — or[smooth sailing] {n. phr.} An uncomplicated, unhampered, or easy course. * /For a graduate of such a famous university as he was, that assignment was plain sailing./ … Dictionary of American idioms
plain — plain1 W3S2 [pleın] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(clear)¦ 2 in plain English/language 3¦(simple)¦ 4¦(honest)¦ 5¦(emphasis)¦ 6¦(not beautiful)¦ 7 in plain clothes 8 (just) plain Mr/Mrs etc 9 be plain sailing 10 in plain sight … Dictionary of contemporary English
plain — [[t]ple͟ɪn[/t]] ♦♦♦ plainer, plainest, plains 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n A plain object, surface, or fabric is entirely in one colour and has no pattern, design, or writing on it. In general, a plain carpet makes a room look bigger... He placed the paper… … English dictionary