Welcome to the delightful world of clichéd expressions, where plains are always flat, sailing is perpetually smooth, and the waters are always navigable! Unfortunately, our own lives rarely offer the same reassurance, which is why we lean on such comforting phrases when navigating the unpredictable sea of existence. 🤔🌊
Plain Sailing 🚢
Plain sailing refers to a scenario that is straightforward or effortless, drawing from maritime jargon where navigating through clear, hazard-free waters made life easy for seafarers.
Synonyms & Related Terms
- Smooth sailing: A catchall for situations lacking any complications.
- Easy as pie: As simple as baking a pie. Well, maybe for some people.
- Piece of cake: Delightfully simple; though why cake got involved, no one’s quite sure.
Antonyms
- Hard/tough sledding: When life feels like you’re desperately trying to sled uphill in a blizzard.
Humor-Filled Quotes
- “Life is like a sailboat: there’s no such thing as plain sailing, but the view sure is great!” – Anonymous Sea-Lover
- “If you think your life is plain sailing, you probably have seaweed in your hat.” – Confucius’s Slightly Clueless Cousin
Spotlight in Literature
Plain sailing has been liberally sprinkled within the pages of many books, especially from the 19th century when terminology from navigation smoothly slid into everyday metaphor.
- “Night and Morning” by Edward Bulwer Lytton: “Oh, then it’s all smooth sailing,” replied the other.
- George Bernard Shaw: Androcles and the Lion: “Without the proper clues the gospels are . . . incredible. . . . But with the clues they are fairly plain sailing.”
Watch, Listen & Read 🎥🎧📘
- Film: “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World” – Navigate the treacherous waters during the Napoleonic Wars.
- Song: “Beyond the Sea” by Bobby Darin – Dreaming of smooth voyages across oceans.
- Book: “Moby-Dick” by Herman Melville – It’s about as far from plain sailing as you can get, but oh, what a journey!
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Fare thee well, reader! May your path always be plain sailing, your journey smooth, and your vocab as rich as the sea.
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