smooth as silk

(as) smooth as silk

Very smooth and soft, with no imperfections. Have you tried this chocolate mousse? It has an incredible flavor and is smooth as silk. I love how your face feels after you shave—it's as smooth as silk!
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

smooth as silk

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.
See also: silk, smooth
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

smooth as silk

1. If something is as smooth as silk, it is very smooth. The landing at Kirkwall turned out to be as smooth as silk. The cream left my skin as smooth as silk.
2. If someone is smooth as silk, they are polite and confident, often in a way that is not sincere. It might make it easier if I talked to him on my own. He's smooth as silk.
See also: silk, smooth
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

(as) smooth as ˈsilk

(also (as) smooth as a baby’s ˈbottom humorous) very smooth: He had just shaved and his face was as smooth as a baby’s bottom.
See also: silk, smooth
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

smooth as silk

Slippery; easily negotiated. The smoothness of this fine fabric was transferred to mean general freedom from hindrances by 1900. O. Henry used the simile in his 1910 story The Dream: “Everything goes as smooth as silk.”
See also: silk, smooth
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
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  • silk
  • (as) smooth as silk
  • (as) smooth as a baby's bottom
  • silky
  • silky smooth
  • smooth out
  • smooth down
  • smooth over
  • (as) soft as silk
  • smooth
References in classic literature
When he had done James stepped up and felt me over, as if he thought I could not be thoroughly done, but he found my coat as clean and smooth as silk.
Black Beauty
SMOOTH AS SILK: Neil Stuke, Maxine Peake and Rupert Penry-Jones NEW FACES: Frances, Phil and Indira
Chambers of secrets
BUMP In September SMOOTH AS SILK Cream bra, pounds 28, lace knickers, pounds 12, suspender belt, pounds 16, @ Boux Avenue.
WAG & MAMA; COMEBACK EXCLUSIVE NEW MUM NIC MODELS AGAIN 8 WEEKS AFTER BABY Kyle's girl sizzles in Valentine shoot
Connections of Smooth As Silk, who makes his hurdling bow in the 2m mares' novice hurdle at Catterick this afternoon (3.50), will be hoping the five-year-old fares better in the jumps sphere than he did on the Flat.
Trainer Charlie Egerton paid EUR240,000 for Smooth As Silk at the 2006 Goffs Million yearling sale, no doubt encouraged by the exploits of the horse's half-brother, Humungous, who he trained to finish sixth in the previous year's Dewhurst.
DAILY PEDIGREE POINTERS Your bloodstock guide to the day's action
With a 4X scope, it will group into two inches at 100 yards and the action is as smooth as silk. With the full-moon clips it is easy to load and reload.
Grade-A N-frame
You expect smooth as silk vocals with a saxophone solo from the smooth operator, but it's nothing of the kind.
Sade returns with a hit
When you wake up, your hands will be as smooth as silk. Pricey but a good investment.
How to get... Smooth hands..
The CVT transmission is smooth as silk and very efficient.
Getting there
He's 23 years old, smooth as silk, and big trouble.
Darkness Before Dawn
But, mysteriously-Mr rather, not mysteriously-Northern European roads are usually as smooth as silk.
Why American roads all go to pot
Smooth as Silk SILK HALL landed a gamble in the 1m6f handicap at Wolverhampton yesterday, having been backed at an initial high of 6 on Betfair before trading around 2.3 at the off.
TRADING REPORT; TRADING POST
It will average 32.4mpg, the gearbox in auto mode is smooth as silk and used manually it is rapid fire - although it will leave you wondering why there are eight gears.
Motors: Audi just keeps wowing
ON the face of it, Inchcoonan's progress this year has been smooth as silk and she made it four wins on the bounce when landing the seven-furlong fillies' handicap under Keith Dalgleish.
Southwell: Inchcoonan puts up another brave run