Monday, April 4, 2011

Sail Through and Fly Off The Handle


Today's verbal phrase is Sail Through, which means:
To pass easily, succeed or to move through something easily. To get through a procedure, evaluation, or vote quickly and easily.

He sailed through  a very difficult surgery and is recovering nicely
He sailed through the final test.  
The kids just sailed right through the ice cream and cake. There was not a bit left. 
You have sailed through your allowance already.
We sailed through traffic  on the motorcycle 
The proposal sailed through the committee with no debate. 
I hope that the mechanic sails through this car repair quickly.

Notes:
- Inseparable, transitive and intransitive verb
Synonyms: do with ease, breeze through.

Today's idiom is Fly Off The Handle, which means:
To lose self control, to lose one's temper.
Every time anyone mentions taxes, Mrs. Brown flies off the handle.  
If she keeps flying off the handle like that, she'll have a heart attack.  
He really flew off the handle when I suggested selling the house.
When we make mistakes, he brings it to our attention, but he doesn't fly off the handle like he used to.

This is an American phrase and it alludes to the uncontrolled way a loose axe-head flies off from its handle. 

This is what I'm afraid I look like when I fly off the handle.

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