plain sailing

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Synonyms: plane sailing, plain sawing

Antonyms: plane sailing, plain sawing

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|nautical}}
2. {{senseid|en|something easy}}{{lb|en|figurative}} Something that is [[easy#Adjective|easy]], [[simple#Adjective|simple]], or [[straightforward#Adjective|straightforward]]; something that [[offer#Verb|offers]] no [[difficulty|difficulties]] or [[trouble#Noun|trouble]].

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