"sail through" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: sails through [present, singular, third-person], sailing through [participle, present], sailed through [participle, past], sailed through [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} sail through (third-person singular simple present sails through, present participle sailing through, simple past and past participle sailed through)
  1. To pass or progress quickly and easily. Synonyms: breeze through
    Sense id: en-sail_through-en-verb-PKq~l7gp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (through)

Inflected forms

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