plain sailing
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It hasn't all been plain sailing - already two councillors, Steve Lewis and Rhys Carr, have left Reform to sit as independents, and a third, Nick Farmer, has been suspended by the party.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
But as Cohen points out, it is not all plain sailing.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
Trading oil at present is no plain sailing because transiting a tanker through the Strait of Hormuz is no plain sailing, either.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026
There have been reports that not everything has been plain sailing.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025
All is now plain sailing until you arrive at the incident of the newspaper.
From Magic In which are given clear and concise explanations of all the well-known illusions as well as many new ones. by Ellis Stanton
