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Noun: flying colours
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: flying colors)
  1. Complete success
    "they passed inspection with flying colours";
    - flying colors [US]

Type of: success

Encyclopedia: Flying colours

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flying
flying bird
flying boat
flying bomb
flying bridge
flying buttress
flying carpet
flying cat
flying colors
flying colours
flying dragon
flying drainpipe
Flying Dutchman
flying field
flying fish
flying fox
flying gecko
flying gurnard
flying jib
flying lemur