without a hitch

English

Prepositional phrase

without a hitch

  1. (informal, idiomatic) Of an event or process, without any problems.
    • 1908, Herbert Strang, Samba: A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo‎[1]:
      So far Mr. Martindale's journey had been without a hitch
    • 2025 February 3, Andrew Gray, “7 Tasty Green Peas Substitutes: Explore New Flavors”, in CooksCrafter‎[2]:
      Lima beans blend into recipes without a hitch.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see without,‎ hitch.
    The truck he'd bought was without a hitch.

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