Tow finished the race with flying colors.
Mary came through the examination with flying colors.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
with flying colors — {adv. phr.} With great or total success; victoriously. * /Tow finished the race with flying colors./ * /Mary came through the examination with flying colors./ … Dictionary of American idioms
with flying colors — {adv. phr.} With great or total success; victoriously. * /Tow finished the race with flying colors./ * /Mary came through the examination with flying colors./ … Dictionary of American idioms
with flying colors — with great success. She took a driving test and passed with flying colors. My brother always managed to get through his courses, although not always with flying colors. Etymology: based on the small and colorful flags flown (= hung in the wind)… … New idioms dictionary
with flying colors — with great or total success I was able to pass my final exams with flying colors … Idioms and examples
with flying colors — phrasal : eminently successful : victorious, undefeated, irreproachable * * * I see flying II with distinction Sylvia had passed her exams with flying colors * * * with flying colors see … Useful english dictionary
with flying colors — mod. flamboyantly; boldly. □ Heidi won first place with flying colors. □ Paul came home with flying colors after the match … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
with flying colors — adverb Extremely well; in an exceptional, noteworthy, or extraordinary manner. He passed the test with flying colors, as everyone expected … Wiktionary
with flying colors — with excellency … English contemporary dictionary
To come off with flying colors — Flying Fly ing, a. [From {Fly}, v. i.] Moving in the air with, or as with, wings; moving lightly or rapidly; intended for rapid movement. [1913 Webster] {Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in motion, to cover its own… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
with flying colors — phrasal with complete or eminent success … New Collegiate Dictionary
