with flying colors

English

Alternative forms

• with flying colours (Commonwealth, Ireland)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

with flying colors

1. (American spelling, idiomatic) Extremely well; in an exceptional, noteworthy, or extraordinary manner.

   He passed the test with flying colors, as everyone had expected.

2. With very little or no effort; easily.

Related terms

• flying colours (flying colors)

Translations

(idiom) extremely well

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 成功地, 出色地

• Czech: bez ztráty kytičky
• Dutch: met vlag en wimpel, glansrijk (nl)
• Finnish: liput liehuen, mennen tullen (fi)
• French: haut la main (fr)
• German: mit Bravour
• Polish: śpiewająco (pl)
• Russian: на "Ура!"
• Spanish: airoso (es)
• Ukrainian: на славу (na slavu), на ура (na ura), відмінно (vidminno), на відмінно (na vidminno)

See also

• With flying colors on Wikipedia.Wikipedia