plain sailing

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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

Not all of Alcaraz's career has been plain sailing.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

It has not all been plain sailing, of course, since Howe's appointment or the takeover a few weeks prior.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2025

I don't think it's going to be a plain sailing future.

From BBC • May 9, 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 Stanton, Ellis