gallop through something

gallop through something
gallop through something
1. Lit. [for a horse] to pass through something at a gallop. •

Her horse galloped through the garden and dumped her in the cabbages.

A few horses galloped through the meadow.

2. Fig. to go through something quickly; to do or perform something rapidly and perhaps carelessly. •

Mike galloped through his song and left the stage in a hurry.

Don't just gallop through your homework!


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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