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flying colors
plural noun
- flags or ensigns flown on a ship.
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Origin of flying colors1
Idioms and Phrases
- with flying colors, with an overwhelming victory, triumph, or success:
He passed the test with flying colors.
Example Sentences
When it came to the "One Hand Clapping" sessions, McCartney wanted to test Wingsâ roadworthiness, an exam that the post-Beatles outfit passed with flying colors.
Williams told âGood Day New Yorkâ anchor and friend Scotto that she passed her tests âwith flying colors.â
In those conversations, she and caregiver Ginalisa Monterroso raised concerns about the guardianâs alleged control over Williams and touted the results of Williamsâ competency tests: She passed with âflying colors.â
This was a massive test for Trump, and he passed it with flying colors.
The resulting authenticity passed the verisimilitude test with flying colors.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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