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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In short, there’s been little soul-searching about how such blatantly discriminatory statements were able to sail through undisputed.
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Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
The organization is also considering food delivery by ships that could sail through the maritime corridor and disembark at the Port of Ashdod, around 20 miles north of Gaza's border.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2024
Stemming Psychosis Although most pubescent children sail through this normal maturational process, those at risk of becoming derailed by it need help.
—Victoria Costello, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2012
The fear that Beijing has access to the data of 170 million U.S. TikTok users and thus the ability to influence their information diet allowed the bill to sail through the House.
—David Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2024
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Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
The organization is also considering food delivery by ships that could sail through the maritime corridor and disembark at the Port of Ashdod, around 20 miles north of Gaza's border.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2024
Stemming Psychosis Although most pubescent children sail through this normal maturational process, those at risk of becoming derailed by it need help.
—Victoria Costello, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2012
The fear that Beijing has access to the data of 170 million U.S. TikTok users and thus the ability to influence their information diet allowed the bill to sail through the House.
—David Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Sail through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sail%20through. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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