breeze (redirected from breezes through)

breeze along

Fig. to travel along casually, rapidly, and happily; to go through life in a casual and carefree manner. Kristine was just breezing along the road when she ran off onto the shoulder. We just breezed along the highway, barely paying attention to what we were doing. Don't just breeze along through life!

See also: along

breeze away

to leave quickly or abruptly. She said nothing more. She just breezed away. I breezed away without stopping to say good-bye.

See also: away

breeze in (to some place)

to enter a place quickly, in a happy and carefree manner. She breezed into the conference room and sat down at the head of the table. Jerry breezed in and said hello.

breeze off

to leave quickly or abruptly. Don't just breeze off! Stay and talk. Lily breezed off in a huffy manner.

breeze out (of some place)

to leave a place quickly. She was here for a moment and then suddenly breezed out. She breezed out of the room in an instant.

See also: out

breeze through (something)

1. Fig. to complete some task rapidly and easily. I breezed through my calculus assignment in no time at all. It was not hard. I just breezed through.

2. Fig. to travel through a place rapidly. They breezed through every little town without stopping. We didn't stop. We just breezed through.

See also: through

fan the breeze

Fig. to chat or gossip. We're just fanning the breeze, so you didn't interrupt anything. Stop fanning the breeze and get to work.

See also: fan

shoot the breeze

Fig. to chat casually and without purpose. We spent the entire afternoon just shooting the breeze. It was good to shoot the breeze with you, Mary.

See also: shoot

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shoot the breeze/bull  (American informal)

to talk in a relaxed way about things that are not important We sat out on the porch until late, just shooting the breeze.

See also: shoot

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breeze through something

to do something easily or quickly Lisa breezed through her homework, then started practicing for the play.

See also: through

breeze through somewhere

to move through a place quickly Folks living close to the border could breeze through customs in those days.

See also: through

shoot the breeze

to have a relaxed conversation Hank and his pals spend a lot of time drinking beer, shooting the breeze, and thinking about girls.

See also: shoot