sail through
idiom
: to move or proceed through in an easy, quick, and smooth way
The ball sailed through the open window.
The bill sailed through the legislature with only token opposition.
She sailed through the exam/course.
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But while other people seemed to sail through the leasing process, his applications went nowhere.
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Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 15 May 2025
Safe apps sail through; malicious or dubious ones get stopped.
—PC Magazine, 14 May 2025
None of which is to say that the sports TV market will sail through the upfront without getting its hair mussed, although media dynamics favor those networks with a lot of live events to sell.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Accept your fate and sail through this day with small expectations.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025
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Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 15 May 2025
Safe apps sail through; malicious or dubious ones get stopped.
—PC Magazine, 14 May 2025
None of which is to say that the sports TV market will sail through the upfront without getting its hair mussed, although media dynamics favor those networks with a lot of live events to sell.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Accept your fate and sail through this day with small expectations.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sail through
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“Sail through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sail%20through. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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