In the early evening light, we watched bats sail through the air, scooping up insects.
The new voting machines sailed through their first election day test last Tuesday.
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sail through (something) — ˌsail ˈthrough (sth) derived to pass an exam, a test, etc. without any difficulty Main entry: ↑sailderived … Useful english dictionary
sail through — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms sail through : present tense I/you/we/they sail through he/she/it sails through present participle sailing through past tense sailed through past participle sailed through sail through something to do… … English dictionary
sail through — If you sail through something, for example a test or an exam, you succeed in doing it without difficulty. The English test was no problem for Pedro. He sailed through it … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
sail through — verb succeed at easily She sailed through her exams You will pass with flying colors She nailed her astrophysics course • Syn: ↑breeze through, ↑ace, ↑pass with flying colors, ↑sweep through, ↑nai … Useful english dictionary
sail (right) through something — in. to get hrough something easily. □ I sailed right through my homework. □ We sailed through the examination with no difficulty … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
sail through — PHRASAL VERB If someone or something sails through a difficult situation or experience, they deal with it easily and successfully. [V P n] While she sailed through her maths exams, he struggled... [V P n] The agreement sailed through the French… … English dictionary
sail through — informal succeed easily at (something, especially a test or examination). → sail … English new terms dictionary
sail\ through — v. phr. To conclude easily and rapidly; finish something. The bright young man sailed through the bar exam in record time … Словарь американских идиом
sail — sail1 [ seıl ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive if a boat sails, it moves across the surface of an ocean, lake, river, etc.: The yacht sailed into harbor. The boat was never designed to sail such rough seas. a ) intransitive to travel… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sail — sail1 S3 [seıl] v 1.) [I always +adverb/preposition, T] to travel on or across an area of water in a boat or ship sail across/into/out of etc ▪ the first Europeans to sail across the Atlantic ▪ Three tall ships sailed past. ▪ She always wanted to … Dictionary of contemporary English
