idiom (v) · neutral
sail through
/seɪl θruː/SAIL·through
speakingtask2
to pass or complete something very easily
Examples
“She sailed through her exams because the questions were straightforward.”
“If you're well prepared, you might sail through the interview.”
“He sailed through the project deadline without much stress.”
Band 8 sentence
“Having practised past papers intensively, she sailed through the professional assessment with remarkable calm.”
Collocations
- sail through the exam
- sail through the interview
Word family
sail through verb phrasesailed through verb (past)
Common mistakes
sail over the exam→sail through the exam
Say it for a higher band
5pass easily→6get through the test→7+sail through
Synonyms
pass easily
ace an exam
Easily confused
ace an exam
“He didn't study much but still sailed through the exam.”
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