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• plain sailing — noun uncount something easy to do or achieve: The French won the game, but it wasn t all plain sailing …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• 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

• plain sailing — UK / US noun [uncountable] something easy to do or achieve The French won the match, but it wasn t all plain sailing …   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 —    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

• 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

• sailing — [[t]se͟ɪlɪŋ[/t]] sailings 1) N UNCOUNT Sailing is the activity or sport of sailing boats. There was swimming and sailing down on the lake. 2) N COUNT: usu pl, oft supp N Sailings are trips made by a ship carrying passengers. Ferry companies are… …   English dictionary

• 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

• plain — 1 /pleIn/ adjective 1 CLEAR very clear, and easy to understand or recognize; obvious (1): He spoke in Russian, but his message was plain enough. | it is plain (that): It was plain that management policies would have to change. | as plain as… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• plain sail — noun Etymology: plain (IV) : the ordinary working canvas of a sailing ship usually including topgallant sails, royals, and a flying jib see sail illustration * * * Naut. 1. any of the ordinary working sails of a vessel. 2. all th …   Useful english dictionary