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flying colours

plural noun

  1. conspicuous success; triumph

    he passed his test with flying colours

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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She was described as "popular, diligent and a person who passed with flying colours the test of life".

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Four of the top five sides in the Premier League table have come unstuck against Bournemouth, but Liverpool underlined their title credentials by passing this tricky test with flying colours.

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It was an exam that the college-aged student passed with flying colours.

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