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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English with flying colours with flying colours PASS A TEST if you pass a test with flying colours, you are very successful in it → flying Examples from the Corpus with flying colours. And they now look set to promote more harmonious race relations in the community after passing with flying colours. Pass with flying colors, inc. (organization) is a nonprofit organization founded in illinois in 2010 to prepare chicago's under-served high school students to be successful in college.pass with flying colors served 135 students through an 8-year college success and persistence program. 85% of the organization's scholars identify as low-income and 100% will be the first in their family to.

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with flying colors

Exceptionally well or very successfully. Said especially of one's performance in a test, examination, competition, or training of some kind. Samantha was rather nervous taking her final exam, but she passed with flying colors!Your brother passed his apprenticeship with flying colors. He'll be a master builder in no time!
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with flying colors

Cliché easily and excellently. John passed his geometry test with flying colors. Sally qualified for the race with flying colors.

Pass By Flying Colors Meaning

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

with flying colours

COMMON If you achieve something, such as passing an examination, with flying colours, you achieve it easily and are very successful. Note: A ship's colours are its national flag. She passed the entrance exam with flying colors. Note: The image here is of a victorious battleship sailing back into port with its national flag flying.
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012

with flying colours

with distinction.
Formerly, in military contexts, flying colours meant having the regimental flag flying as a sign of success or victory; a conquered army usually had to lower (or strike ) its colours .
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with ˌflying ˈcolours

(British English) (American English with ˌflying ˈcolors) with great success: We expect your son to pass the exam with flying colours. ♢ She came through her French test with flying colours.In the past, if a ship or an army lost a battle it had to take down its colours (= the national flag). The ship or army that won a victory continued to show its flag.
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with flying colors

mod. flamboyantly; boldly. Paul came home with flying colors after the match.
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with flying colors

With complete or outstanding success: passed the exam with flying colors.
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To succeed in something with no possibility of failure.
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