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rush through

[/rʌʃ θruː/]
verb
passar apressadamente; fazer às pressas
1. to do something quickly or hurriedly, often without proper care or attention
Don't rush through your homework; take your time.
Não faça o seu dever de casa às pressas; tome seu tempo.
2. to move quickly through a place or space
The wind rushed through the open window.
O vento passou apressadamente pela janela aberta.
3. to process or approve something quickly without thorough consideration
The bill was rushed through Congress without proper debate.
O projeto de lei foi aprovado apressadamente no Congresso sem debate adequado.
NYC Slang
blow through; zip through
Synonyms
hurry throughspeed throughbreeze throughdash through
Antonyms
take one's timelingerdawdleslow down

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
fazer às pressas; passar correndo
common usage in everyday Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
passar correndo; fazer na correria
informal usage in São Paulo dialect
Portugal
passar à pressa; fazer depressa
standard European Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

rush through the motions
rush through something at a breakneck pace
rush through one's day
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