sail into

Idioms  

1. Attack or criticize vigorously, as in It was part of his technique to sail into the sales force at the start of their end-of-the-year meeting. This term derives from sail in the sense of “move vigorously.” [Mid-1800s]

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sail into

Trained in computer vision, a critical part of autonomous and intelligent driving systems, Peil could once have expected to sail into a role at one of Germany's industrial giants.

From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026

A 30-year-old Chinese seafarer on a vessel waiting to sail into the Persian Gulf describes, night and day, seeing missiles and drones flying overhead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026

Now, with tourism as this Indian Ocean country’s largest commodity, resort guests are setting sail into the turquoise waters with fishing rods in hand.

From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026

In late summer 2018, officers spotted Nick sail into view with four Vietnamese men in his boat.

From BBC ● May 24, 2025

No free man would willingly sign aboard a ship whose captain spoke openly of his intent to sail into the Smoking Sea.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin