IN LIKE FLYNN
TO BE IN LIKE FLYNN means to achieve a goal without a fuss. Obviously, it's a slang phrase.
Here is an example from Stephen King's "11.22.63" (2011).
'I've heard that Mimi Corcoran's the one who really runs Denholm Consolidated, because she runs him. If you impress her, I reckon you're in like Flynn.' (p. 270, Hodder & Stoughton)
The speaker is talking to Mr. Amberson who wants to get a part-time teaching job. The name of the local school is Denholm Consolidated. Miss Corcoran is the librarian there. The Principal of the school takes her words very seriously. That's why, the speaker gives Mr. Amberson this piece of advice.
I don't think I have given you a spoiler. ☺
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