whip through
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Definition
Verb (phrasal verb): - To complete or proceed through something very quickly and efficiently. It implies a rapid pace, often with focus and energy, to finish a task or consume content.
Usage
- This phrasal verb is transitive and requires a direct object (the thing being completed quickly). It is commonly used in informal contexts.
- The structure is: to whip through [something].
Examples
Advanced Usage
- The phrase often carries a connotation of ease or skill in addition to speed, suggesting the task is handled deftly.
- It can be used in various tenses: (past), (present continuous), (future).
Variants and Related Words
- Whip (verb): To move quickly or suddenly; to beat (e.g., eggs, cream).
- Breeze through (phrasal verb): A close synonym meaning to complete something easily and quickly.
- Zoom through (phrasal verb): Another synonym emphasizing high speed.
Synonyms
- Race through: To do something at a very high speed.
- Speed through: To proceed with great rapidity.
- Blaze through: To complete something very quickly and energetically.
Antonyms
- Plod through: To progress slowly and laboriously.
- Struggle through: To proceed with difficulty.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- While "whip through" itself is a phrasal verb, it is conceptually related to idioms about speed and efficiency, such as "make quick work of" something.
- He made quick work of his homework. (Similar meaning: finished it rapidly)
Verb
- go through very fast
- We whipped through the last papers that we had to read before the weekend