flying colors
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plural noun
flags or ensigns flown on a ship.
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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
Idioms for flying colors
with flying colors, with an overwhelming victory, triumph, or success:He passed the test with flying colors.
Origin of flying colors
First recorded in 1600–10
Words nearby flying colors
flying bond, flying boxcar, flying bridge, flying buttress, flying circus, flying colors, flying colours, flying column, flying doctor, flying dragon, Flying Dustbin
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