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"be plain sailing" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a situation or task that is relatively easy or straightforward. For example, "He thought the process of completing the paperwork would be plain sailing, but there were a lot more layers than he initially thought."
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It will not be plain sailing.
Even this may not be plain sailing.
It's unlikely to be plain sailing.
It should be plain sailing from here.
The future is unlikely to be plain sailing.
Few in Sierra Leone expect things to be plain sailing.
But it will not be plain sailing on Capitol Hill.
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But, as always, it is unlikely to be plain-sailing for the health service.
What goes on between Albert Square's leading couple is all important, and Bright hints it won't all be plain-sailing for Mick and Linda, who were childhood sweethearts.
They knew it wouldn't be plain-sailing and were prepared to seek professional help, as well as work hard on the partnership.
The bill to set up a new mayor and assembly for London should be plain sailing the proposal has already been endorsed in a referendum.
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