sail through
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Also, sail right through. Accomplish quickly and easily, make easy progress through, as in He sailed through the written test in no time, or We sailed right through customs. This expression alludes to a boat moving quickly and easily through the water. [Mid-1900s]
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
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