easy sledding

Idioms

Effortless progress, as in It's easy sledding from here on. This expression alludes to coasting smoothly down a hill and was first recorded as smooth sledding in 1898. Also see the antonym tough sledding.

Example Sentences

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The Terrapins’ 21 first-quarter points were the most in any bowl in program history and made things easy, sledding the rest of the way.

From Washington Times • Dec. 30, 2023

He’ll have easy sledding in Week 10 against a Jaguars team that is a top-five matchup for opposing wide receivers in our proprietary matchup tool.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2021

DePasquale isn’t foolish enough to think such a move would find easy sledding in our Legislature, which has never had a reputation for being particularly visionary - or productive, for that matter.

From Washington Times • Mar. 15, 2017

It was not easy sledding, but it was better than the smelly saloon.

From Neighbors Life Stories of the Other Half by Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August)

If he is skillful, the selling process from then on should be comparatively easy sledding.

From Certain Success by Hawkins, Norval A.

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023