I want an attractive suitable phrase for describing an easy journey. For example,
The journey was a piece of cake.
I think the sentence sounds absurd hence I need something more appealing and fancy.
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2The trip was plain sailing.– user205876Commented Oct 12, 2022 at 7:17
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I think the sentence sounds absurd To a native speaker it sounds perfectly fine. You should accept that not all idioms will sound sensible when translated into your language.– GreybeardCommented Oct 12, 2022 at 10:56
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To a native speaker it sounds perfectly fine. To this native speaker, it sounds faintly absurd ... a metaphor better replaced. 'Plain sailing' might work, but sounds tongue-in-cheek if not literal.– Edwin AshworthCommented Oct 21, 2022 at 13:14
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A common idiomatic expression is:
The journey was a breeze.
OED definition of breeze for this sense:
slang. Something easy to achieve, handle, etc. Originally U.S.
jaunt a short excursion or journey for pleasure
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Jaunt also has an archaic meaning of "A wearisome journey". en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jaunt . One moderator told in a comment to another question about "gaps in the dictionary world". Better to search multiple dictionaries, one which may be "Wiktionary", it gives nice etymological explanation.– banuyayiCommented Oct 12, 2022 at 10:10
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A walk in the park is "something that is very easy to do, and usually pleasant" according to Cambridge dictionaries.
It's not always used of journeys - Cambridge gives the example sentence "He's used to hard physical work - this is a walk in the park to him" - but it certainly could be.
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'The train journey through the Rhone Valley was a walk in the park' sounds like an inappropriate choice of metaphor. Commented Oct 21, 2022 at 13:15
Smooth sailing. Straight sailing, plain sailing. easy sailing. A breeze. Straightforward. There was nothing to it. No sweat. A cinch. A waltz. If nothing works you can be metaphorical. The trip was like a walk in the park.
Cruise (Wiktionary), Sojourn (Wiktionary) are everyday words adequate for the purpose. Some fancy words may be
Junket (Wiktionary) A pleasure-trip; a journey made for feasting or enjoyment, now especially a trip made ostensibly for business but which entails merrymaking or entertainment.
Gallivant (Wiktionary) To roam about for pleasure without any definite plan. To flirt, to romance.
Outing (Wiktionary) A pleasure trip or excursion. (Agreed it is not a fancy word :))
