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
In the post, Greg said he wanted to share the personal update as "life isn't plain sailing but we've got to carry on".
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026
Hitherto he has had plain sailing, municipally speaking.
From Search-Light Letters by Robert Grant
