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sail through

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sail through something

1. to go quickly and smoothly through something. In the early evening light, we watched bats sail through the air, scooping up insects.

2. to easily succeed in something. The new voting machines sailed through their first election day test last Tuesday.

Etymology: based on the idea of a boat sailing smoothly on the water

See also: sail, through

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