with flying colors

English

Alternative forms

with flying colours (Commonwealth, Ireland)

Prepositional phrase

with flying colors

(American spelling, idiomatic) Extremely well; in an exceptional, noteworthy, or extraordinary manner.
He passed the test with flying colors, as everyone had expected.

Translations

(idiom) extremely well

Chinese:
Mandarin: 成功地, 出色地
Czech: bez ztráty kytičky
Dutch: met vlag en wimpel, glansrijk (nl)
Finnish: liput liehuen, mennen tullen (fi)

French: haut la main (fr)
German: mit Bravour
Russian: на "Ура!"
Spanish: airoso (es)

See also

With flying colors on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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