plain sailing

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More recently they drew with Thomas Tuchel's England in a friendly at Wembley, but it has not all been plain sailing for Uruguay under Bielsa.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 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

Yet it has not all been plain sailing.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

Albert had foreseen that his married life would not be all plain sailing; but he had by no means realised the gravity and the complication of the difficulties which he would have to face.

From Queen Victoria by Strachey, Lytton