glide

glide across (something)

To move across a surface or area in a very smooth manner, similar to floating. Those ballroom dancers are very talented—they just seem to glide across the dance floor!
See also: across, glide

glide away (from someone or something)

To move across a surface or area in a very smooth manner, similar to floating. The swans glided away from us as we got closer to the water's edge.
See also: away, glide, someone
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

glide across something

to float or slide across something. The skaters glided across the frozen expanse of the river. The small plane glided across the sky.
See also: across, glide

glide away (from someone or something)

to slide or float away from someone or something. The skaters glided away from the center of the rink. The canoes glided away from the judge who had started off the canoe race.
See also: away, glide
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • glide across
  • glide across (something)
  • flow across
  • flow across (something)
  • creep across
  • creep across (something)
  • creeping
  • crept
  • cut across
  • cut across (something)
References in periodicals archive
The Street Glide Special features a 6.5-inch touchscreen infotainment system with Bluetooth connectivity, GPS navigation, voice recognition system and telecoms support.
Harley-Davidson India to launch 2019 Forty Eight Special and the 2019 Street Glide Special models
Buffett, 87, has raised [pounds sterling]22m ($29.6m) for Glide thanks to his annual lunch with winning bidders.
Anonymous bidder pays more than [pounds sterling]2.5million on eBay for private lunch with billionaire businessman; Every year Warren Buffet auctions off a private lunch with him at the Smith & Wollensky steak house in New York to raise money for a charity in San Francisco
They call it "Speed to Fly"; for X headwind increase the indicated glide speed to Y for a new rate of descent of Z.
Better best glides
These mechanics explain the palpable talocalcaneal motions; posterolateral glide of the talus when the ankle is supinated and the anteromedial glide when the ankle is pronated.
Mobilisation of the tibio-talar and sub-talar joints
affecting glide distance are forest structure and tree height, with denser forest of smaller trees reducing the possibility for long glides.
Gliding performance of the red giant gliding squirrel Petaurista petaurista in the tropical rainforest of Indian eastern Himalaya
This is now changing and the latest Road Glide Special is evidence of that change.
Near-PS20,000 'Rolls Royce' of biking; MOTORCYCLES Harley Davidson Road Glide Special 2015
The transaction will see progress of an alternative delivery method for Pfenex's Px563L-mrPA, using Glide's solid dose formulation technology.
Glide Technologies extends subcontract with Pfenex
GLIDE - Erinn Allen scored a game-high 23 points in Harrisburg's 61-29 loss to Glide in the Mountain Valley Conference girls basketball opener for both teams on Monday.
BRIEFLY THE REGION
As they glide, the snakes make a slithering motion.
Flying snakes
It's as cold as winter again in the UAE, at least with two of the most exciting activities on ice -- The Ice Rink and The Glide Track at Modhesh World located at Dubai World Trade Centre.
Summer is cool at Modhesh World
The auctions have raised $15.6 million for Glide, which has an annual budget of about $17 million.
Buffett lunch date auction tops $1M
In a stabilized glide, the forces acting on the airplane (lift, weight and drag) sum to zero.
Stop the prop: Slowing enough to stop a windmilling propeller when the engine fails can extend your glide but isn't for everyone
A paper published in The Journal of Retirement argues that asset-allocation glide paths popularized in target-date funds (TDFs) fail to deliver superior end-point wealth.
TDF Glide Path Reality Check
The lower half of the presentation is a constant display of how far you can glide, the appropriate route to fly to the nearest airport and whether you have the altitude to make it.
Xavion: ideal for emergencies: emergency landings are more common than mid-air collisions. We think $100 for an app that is designed to guide you to a runway is pretty reasonable