easy sledding

easy sledding

Progress that will or is expected to require little to no effort. With their opponents' star player out with an injury, it should be easy sledding for the home team today. It will be easy sledding once I get this one assignment out of the way.
See also: easy, sledding
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

easy sledding

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.
See also: easy, sledding
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
See also:
  • sledding
  • as easy as taking candy from a baby
  • have the upper hand
  • upper hand, to have the
  • hard sledding
  • tough sledding
  • rough sledding
  • like taking candy from a baby
  • be like taking candy from a baby
  • sled over (something)
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Just don't tell Schwinghammer that it's easy sledding from here.