flying colours
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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"It's a review that some countries will fail, and others will pass with flying colours."
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Itauma burst on to the scene with a 23-second knockout in his 2023 debut and has passed every test with flying colours.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2025
This was a test for Elon Musk’s new Twitter - and it’s hard to say the site passed with flying colours.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2024
But the Kiwi coach will know that passing the group stage with flying colours is one thing -from now on, knockout rugby means there is no margin for error.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2023
Admirable Crichtons in a small way, in the estimation of their friends—bold, handsome, careless, and dashing, not to say clever—they may go through the course with flying colours.
From From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New by Stables, Gordon
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