with flying colors

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.

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 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