flying colours

plural noun

conspicuous success; triumph
he passed his test with flying colours

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She was described as "popular, diligent and a person who passed with flying colours the test of life".

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Four of the top five sides in the Premier League table have come unstuck against Bournemouth, but Liverpool underlined their title credentials by passing this tricky test with flying colours.

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It was an exam that the college-aged student passed with flying colours.

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This was a test for Elon Musk’s new Twitter - and it’s hard to say the site passed with flying colours.

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She passed the fitness and cognitive tasks with flying colours.

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