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sail past something
go past without noticing
To sail past something means to go past it without noticing it or stopping.
Hear it in real life
Did you see the petrol station?
No, I sailed right past it.
I was looking at my phone and sailed past the entrance.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I sailed across my stop on the bus because I was distracted.
Say: I sailed past my stop on the bus because I was distracted.
For going by a stop without getting off, the phrase is “sail past,” not “sail across.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
sail past something; sailed right past something
Your turn: say it out loud
I was looking at my phone and sailed past the entrance.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
sail past something
go past without noticing
“I was looking at my phone and sailed past the entrance.”
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