clear sailing

1. 1.

   easy unobstructed progress

   “after we solved that problem the rest was plain sailing”

   Synonymsplain sailingeasy going

   Broaderprogress

Questions about clear sailing

What does clear sailing mean?

clear sailing means "easy unobstructed progress".

What is another word for clear sailing?

Close synonyms include plain sailing, easy going. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is clear sailing a common word?