breeze through (something)
1. To do something easily with little effort or concern. It's so frustrating that my best friend can just breeze through chemistry while I study for days and barely get a passing grade. How do you just breeze through life with no anxiety whatsoever? That recipe must not have been too difficult if I breezed through it! I'm not much of a cook.
2. To travel through some place quickly and with little interest. Europe isn't a place you can just breeze through—there are so many famous sites to visit! I've been to historic Philadelphia before, so I just breezed through that area on this trip. I'm fine with breezing through Times Square—it's too chaotic there for me.
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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.
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breeze through
v.1. To pass through some place swiftly and without lingering: The couple breezed through the room before anyone could say hello to them.
2. To make progress with something swiftly and effortlessly: The smart student breezed through the test.
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