breeze in
Idioms-
Arrive in a casual way, as in She breezed in, two hours late . This phrase transfers the blowing of a light wind to human entrances. [ Colloquial ; c. 1900]
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Win easily, as in A fine golfer, he breezed in first . This usage at first alluded to horse racing but soon was transferred to more general use. [c. 1900]
Example Sentences
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However, he’s still very bullish and described the recent slump as “not a crypto winter, just a cold breeze,” in a note Tuesday.
From Barron's
However, he’s still very bullish and described the recent slump as “not a crypto winter, just a cold breeze,” in a note Tuesday.
From Barron's
However, he’s still very bullish and described the recent slump as “not a crypto winter, just a cold breeze,” in a note Tuesday.
From Barron's
He also created a tiny wind tunnel for some of the experiments, so that the physicists could analyze the role of ambient breeze in the worm's target success rate.
From Science Daily
There will be a north-easterly breeze in the east but light and variable winds will develop elsewhere as the area of high pressure sinks southwards.
From BBC
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