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Lacking impediments or obstacles, unhindered, as in The negotiations went smooth as silk. This simile alludes to the slippery quality of silk. [c. 1900] Also see smooth sailing.

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How to use smooth as silk in a sentence

Cook, stirring often, for 10 minutes or until the sugar is completely dissolved and the mixture is smooth.
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It felt like that kind of moment, with Whitney trying to smooth things over.
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Over the years, Crawford has been largely silent, speaking out only for an as-told-to obituary to Houston published in Esquire.
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You may just enjoy the rich, smooth fruit of their labor that little bit more.
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To produce deliciously smooth drams of single malt, the region has refined the ancient art of distillation.
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Selections for practice should be chosen which contain much variety of thought and feeling and are smooth in movement.
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I pictured him as slim and young looking, smooth-faced, with golden curly hair, and big brown eyes.
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The Smooth Naked Horsetail is a common plant, specially by the sides of streams and pools.
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Q was a Queen, who wore a silk slip; R was a Robber, and wanted a whip.
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A long stretch of smooth ice followed, over which he glided with ever-increasing speed.
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