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 original design, made public in 2021, had sailed through the Public Arts Commission and the Palm Springs City Council, and some 400 donors had raised more than half of the memorial’s $600,000 budget.

From Los Angeles Times

Since hurricanes, floods, wildfires and earthquakes don’t discriminate between red states and blue, much less between red or blue households, it used to be that federal disaster-relief bills would sail through Congress with unanimous support.

From Salon

It is expected to sail through given that the main opposition has now joined forces with the president's party.

From BBC

Backers of the motion are confident that it will sail through, especially as they can now also rely on the votes of Odinga's party.

From BBC

A Japanese warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait between Taiwan and the Chinese mainland for the first time, Japanese media have reported.

From BBC

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