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Phrase(s): skim over something
1. Lit. to glide across something. • The sailboat skimmed over the waves like a bird. • The bird skimmed over the treetops, darting and dodging. 2. Fig. to go over or review something hastily. • I just skimmed over the material and still got an A on the test! • Please skim over chapter four for Thursday.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs