flying colors

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plural noun

flags or ensigns flown on a ship.

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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 boxcar, flying bridge, flying buttress, flying characin, flying circus, flying colors, flying colours, flying column, flying doctor, flying dragon, flying dustbin
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