with flying colors

English

Alternative forms

• with flying colours (Commonwealth, Ireland)

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.

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)
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• French: haut la main (fr)
• German: mit Bravour
• Russian: на "Ура!"
• Spanish: airoso (es)

See also

• With flying colors on Wikipedia.Wikipedia