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Avere il vento in poppa

To have the wind in one's sails / things going smoothly

Literal Translation

"To have the wind at the stern"

What it means

To have the wind in one's sails / things going smoothly

Example in context

"La sua carriera ha il vento in poppa dopo quella pubblicazione."

"His career has the wind in its sails after that publication."

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