Swimmingly

Things are already so rancorous between the Tories and the Lib Dems -- despite public protestations that talks are going "swimmingly" -- that it would be little surprise if we had a second general election within months. ❋ Unknown (2010)

No new love, but the same old love is going swimmingly, which is just as good. ❋ Unknown (2008)

"If things go swimmingly, which is always my hope, then that cost would be lessened by a large amount," he remarked. ❋ Unknown (2010)

2007: No new love, but the same old love is going swimmingly, which is just as good. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I guess as long as it's raining outside Frank's window everything is just "swimmingly" wonderful. ❋ CC (2009)

President Elect Obama tells us after over five years and thousands of mistakes and lies, the occupation of Iraq is going so "swimmingly" (the "surge" worked myth) that we can afford to send troops from there to the new righteous war, Afghanistan. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I pick up the van, drive back to work and the rest of the day goes swimmingly, meaning ... goes fine. ❋ Unclebob (2005)

However, assuming all is going "swimmingly," I'm then able to turn my attention from performance management to results management. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Sugababes newcomer has been dating Norwood for a few weeks, according to the Sunday Mirror, which also reports that the relationship is going "swimmingly". ❋ Unknown (2009)

As far as I was to know all fish would get along 'swimmingly'. ❋ Unknown (2008)

All told, this was a lachrymose week, though perversely if the greatest music provokes a lump in your throat you know it's all going swimmingly. ❋ Unknown (2012)

He explained that he wanted to take control of the situation, that the game had gone "swimmingly" up until that point with no confrontation between any players, and he just wanted to get his point across to the players. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Provençal Lavender or Meyer Lemon & Mint glazes get along swimmingly with not-too-sweet strawberry shortcake. ❋ Unknown (2011)

An activist, Zoey meets Ted in Monday's episode, and they get along swimmingly until she learns that he's slated to design the new Goliath National Bank headquarters in the place of a historic landmark she's trying to preserve. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Talk to top U.S. officials here about how things are going in Egypt, and the gist of the answer reminds me of what Apollo XI astronaut Michael Collins told Mission Control while sailing over the Sea of Tranquility: "Listen, babe, everything is going just swimmingly." ❋ Bret Stephens (2011)

Ha ... first session of "gaming by Skype" seems to have gone swimmingly, even impressively so. ❋ Vanitas (2009)

So while everything was going swimmingly on a personal level, on the professional front, I was back to square one. ❋ Lori Armstrong (2011)