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flying colours

pl n

conspicuous success; triumphhe passed his test with flying colours

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Nearby words

  1. flying bridge,
  2. flying buttress,
  3. flying characin,
  4. flying circus,
  5. flying colors,
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  7. flying doctor,
  8. flying dragon,
  9. flying dustbin,
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