glide across

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
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
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • glide
  • glide across (something)
  • flow across
  • flow across (something)
  • creep across
  • creep across (something)
  • creeping
  • crept
  • cut across
  • cut across (something)
References in classic literature
"How quiet, peaceful, and solemn; not at all as I ran," thought Prince Andrew- "not as we ran, shouting and fighting, not at all as the gunner and the Frenchman with frightened and angry faces struggled for the mop: how differently do those clouds glide across that lofty infinite sky!
War and Peace
His 23ft boat Sleipnir - named after an eight-legged mythical horse that could glide across the sea - was towed by the tanker.
Atlantic journey over for rower
Caption: Key changes to certain genes may have allowed the ancient ancestors of colugos to leap and glide across the forest canopies of Southeast Asia.
Colugo gliders are primate cousins
The centre claimed dancers made the hall's floor too slippery by using accelerants to help them glide across the floor, a claim they vehemently deny.
Dance hall grant to be reviewed
He added that the solar eclipse will not be seen in Kuwait, as it will only be visible in large parts of south-east Asia, and the totality will exceed duration of more than four minutes, while the moon will glide across the sun's disk and create a total solar eclipse.
Solar eclipse to be witnessed in the Pacific -- Kuwait
From now until December 23, visitors to Woodhorn Museum, in Ashington, Northumberland, will be able to glide across the outdoor WonderIce rink which is located in the Pit Yard against the eye-catching industrial backdrop of the historic coal mining headgear and pit wheels.
Seasonal fun in Northumberland
Circuelle claims that the lotion's texture enables a woman's fingertips to glide across her breast and underarm areas so she will notice something different, such as thickened skin, a lump, or change in the nipple.
Encouraging breast self-exam
It features a roller head and comes with lotion to help it glide across skin, or you can use it dry.
tried & tested back massager
The Moon will glide across the pale outer fringe (penumbra) of Earth's shadow, never reaching the shadow's dark umbra.
A weak penumbral lunar eclipse
The Incurve keys have softly rounded edges to help fingers glide across the keyboard, so typing feels fluid and comfortable, the company said.
Logitech adds to keyboard line-up with introduction of the Logitech Wireless All-in-One Keyboard TK820
He'd glide across the pitch going past defenders with ease and when he used to get into the area he was that quick there was always likely to be contact from the defender.
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As a nameless traveller, you walk and glide across a stunning, impressionistic desert, your sole goal being to reach a skyward light cresting over a distant mountain.
Desert quest will light up your life; GAMES
Rocks in California's Death Valley somehow glide across the flat surface of Racetrack Playa on their own, leaving winding trails on the dry lake bed.
Roving rocks
Park yourself on a bench and watch rowers glide across the water.
3 great reasons to show up early