sail through
sail right through
To conclude easily and rapidly; finish something.
The bright young man sailed through the bar exam in record time.
see through
To understand the real meaning of or reason for; realize the falseness of.
Mother saw through Johnny's excuses not to go to bed on Christmas Eve. She knew he wanted to stay up to see Santa Claus.
The teacher saw through the boy's story of having to help at home.
To do (something) until finished; stay with until the end.
Once Charles started a job, he saw it through till it was finished.
To help and encourage (a person) through trouble or difficulty.
Mrs. Miller saw Jane through her sickness.
When Mr. and Mrs. Brown lost their little girl, their friends saw them through with help and sympathy.
His business was about to fail, but his banker saw him through.
To be enough for; last.
This money will see us through the week.
Here is a long report to type. Do you have enough paper to see you through?
shoot ahead of
shoot past
shoot through
shoot alongside of
To move or drive ahead rapidly.
As we had to slow down before the tunnel, a red sports car shot ahead of us.
shot through with
Full of.
His speech was shot through with praise for the president.
Jane's letter was shot through with hints for a pony.
sit through
To watch or listen until (something) is finished.
The show was so boring that we could hardly sit through the first act.
Elaine liked the movie so much that she sat through three showings.
slip through one's fingers
To escape without someone's knowing how.
Policemen surrounded the building, but the thief managed to slip through their fingers.
Mike earns a good wage, but he doesn't save a penny. Money just slips through his fingers.
squeak through
To be successful but almost fail; win by a small score.
Susan squeaked through the history examination.
The football team squeaked through 7-6.
talk through one's hat
To say something without knowing or understanding the facts; talk foolishly or ignorantly.
Нести чушь, бахвалиться.
John said that the earth is nearer the sun in summer, but the teacher said he was talking through his hat.
Stop talking through your hat, you look stupid!
Перестань нести чушь, ты выглядишь очень глупо!