"plain sailing" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1941 November, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 484",
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          "ref": "2012, Chelsea 6-0 Wolves",
          "text": "It was not all plain sailing for Chelsea, however. First David Davis saw his strike tipped over before Slawomir Peszko surged clear of Terry and Cahill and rounded Ross Turnbull before shooting into the side netting.",
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