sweep through



sweep through

 (something)
1. Lit. to move through something or some place quickly and with grand flourishes. She swept through the room, speaking to no one. She swept through in a great hurry.
2. Fig. to perform some task quickly. She swept through the musical number and ran offstage. It required a slower tempo, but she just swept through.
See also: sweep

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Amancioah-MAHN-thyo (Spanish), ah-MAHN-syo (Latin American Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
ĐOrĐE-Serbian
Mika (2)mee-kahJapanese
BeÑAt-Basque
Anoush-Armenian
ZsuzsannaZHOO-zhawn-nawHungarian