sail through

Meaning

1. sail through (sth)

   to pass an exam, a test, etc. without any difficulty

In the movies · 2

• IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE A BILL WITH SO MUCH FINANCIAL POWER BEHIND IT DIDN'T SIMPLY SAIL THROUGH THE CONGRESS.The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz2014
• Only the most foolish of captains would dare to sail a ship through this!Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas2003

From the same entry

• sail close to the wind
• set sail
• trim your sails
• take the wind out of sails