sail through

Idioms  

1. 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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Example Sentences

It’s fair to assume most U.S. travelers have passed a CLEAR+ security line at least once in their lives, or even sailed through one themselves.

From Barron's

But analysis by BBC Verify suggested that dozens of sanctioned vessels sailed through the English Channel in the weeks after that legal mechanism was identified.

From BBC

Before the war, almost a fifth of global oil supplies sailed through the strait each day, roughly 15 million barrels of crude and five million barrels of refined fuels.

From The Wall Street Journal

Don’t leave that government ID at home just because you have TSA PreCheck Touchless ID or Clear and typically sail through security without flashing one.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the crude market, 17 oil-bearing tankers have sailed through the strait from the second day of the war through Sunday, according to ship-tracking firm Kpler.

From The Wall Street Journal

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