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• through — ♦ (The preposition is pronounced [[t]θruː[/t]]. In other cases, through is pronounced [[t]θru͟ː[/t]]) 1) PREP To move through something such as a hole, opening, or pipe means to move directly from one side or end of it to the other. The theatre… …   English dictionary

• Sailed — Sail Sail, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sailed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sailing}.] [AS. segelian, seglian. See {Sail}, n.] 1. To be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind upon sails, as a ship on water; to be impelled on a body of water by the action …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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 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 — 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 (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

• breeze through — verb succeed at easily She sailed through her exams You will pass with flying colors She nailed her astrophysics course • Syn: ↑ace, ↑pass with flying colors, ↑sweep through, ↑sail through, ↑nail …   Useful english dictionary

• 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… …   New idioms dictionary

• sail through — she sailed through the exam Syn: succeed easily at, pass easily, romp through, walk through …   Thesaurus of popular words

• sweep through — verb succeed at easily (Freq. 1) She sailed through her exams You will pass with flying colors She nailed her astrophysics course • Syn: ↑breeze through, ↑ace, ↑pass with flying colors, ↑ …   Useful 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