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Flying colours

noun
1.
Complete success.  Synonym: flying colors.






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"Flying colours" Quotes from Famous Books



... Miss, who probably had received her instructions, wanted, as a preliminary article, a spike-nail or a shirt, neither of which I had to give her, and soon made them sensible of my poverty. I thought, by that means, to have come off with flying colours; but I was mistaken; for they gave me to understand I might retire with her on credit. On my declining this proposal, the old lady began to argue with me; and then abuse me. Though I comprehended little of what she said, her actions were expressive enough, and shewed that her words were to this ...
— A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 14 • Robert Kerr



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