sail through

Idioms and Phrases

Also, sail right through . Accomplish quickly and easily, make easy progress through, as in He sailed through the written test in no time , or We sailed right through customs . This expression alludes to a boat moving quickly and easily through the water. [Mid-1900s]

Example Sentences

The bill passed the New Jersey Senate on Monday and is expected to sail through the Democratic-controlled Assembly.

From The Daily Beast

Permanent changes to law should not be able to sail through on a majority vote.

From The Daily Beast

In contrast, in the U.S., bad, unexamined ideas sail through wearing the burqa of bipartisanship.

From The Daily Beast

Yes, really and truly, these little fish fly or sail through the air, for their fins balance them like a parachute.

From Project Gutenberg

Eyelet-hole: Holes in a sail through which a lacing is passed or reef nettles rove.

From Project Gutenberg

"And Nellie and I will sail through the air, and go off to find some pretty flowers for him," said Dickie.

From Project Gutenberg

At this moment the captain came on deck, and mounting into the rigging, surveyed the sail through the glass.

From Project Gutenberg

Lucian and his wife had left Gracias within a week after that sail through silver fog which had tempted Garda.

From Project Gutenberg

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