معنی
Something that is easy to do and without problems.
بانک تمرین
3 تمرینهاAfter weeks of difficult negotiations, the rest of the project was _________.
Once we had the initial setup complete, everything else was _________.
With all the preparations done, the event itself was _________.
🎉 امتیاز: /3
The idiom "plain sailing" originated from the nautical term "plane sailing." In navigation, plane sailing refers to a method of calculating a ship's position and course by treating the Earth's surface as a flat plane, rather than a sphere. This simplified method was used for short voyages where the curvature of the Earth could be ignored, making calculations much easier than more complex spherical trigonometry. Therefore, "plane sailing" represented a straightforward and uncomplicated navigational technique. Over time, the phrase evolved to "plain sailing" and entered general usage to describe any task or situation that is easy, uncomplicated, and proceeds without difficulties, much like the simplified navigation technique it was originally named after. The shift from "plane" to "plain" likely occurred due to phonetic similarity and the association of "plain" with simplicity and clearness.
