breeze through
楽々とこなす
解説 Definition
試験や仕事などを苦労せず楽々とこなすこと。
To breeze through means to do something very easily and quickly, with little effort. It is commonly used for tests, tasks, courses, or other activities that someone finds simple. The expression suggests confidence and smooth progress.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
breeze は「そよ風」で、重さや抵抗を感じさせない語。through と組むと「途中で引っかからず、最後までスッと抜ける」感覚になり、試験・宿題・面接・書類作業を難なく終える場面と結びつけると覚えやすい。I breezed through the exam. のように through の後ろには、楽々こなした対象が来る。単なる finish より「余裕で片づける」含みが強く、struggle through が「苦労して何とかやる」なので、正反対のペアとしてセットで覚えると定着しやすい。
A `breeze` is a light wind, so it suggests something easy and effortless. `Through` gives the image of moving from start to finish without getting stuck. Compare it with `struggle through`, which has the opposite feeling.
例文
She breezed through the exam and finished thirty minutes early.
彼女は試験を楽々とこなし、30分も早く終わった。
The experienced developer breezed through the coding challenge.
経験豊富な開発者はコーディングチャレンジを楽々とこなした。
He breezed through the interview as if it were a casual conversation.
彼はまるで雑談のように面接を楽々とこなした。
breeze through の類義語・関連語
breeze through の語源・成り立ち Etymology
breeze は「そよ風」、through は古英語 thurh 由来の「通り抜けて」で、合わせると「風のようにすっと通過する」絵になります。breezy と thorough も近縁で、抵抗をほとんど受けず楽々こなす感じがそのまま出ています。
"Breeze" came into English as a word for a light wind, and "through" comes from Old English "thurh," meaning "from one side to the other." Together, the phrase suggests moving through something as easily as air passes by. That image led to the modern sense of doing something quickly and with little effort.
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