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flying colours

flying colours noun: great success.

Noun

flying colours pl (plural only)

  1. (UK, phrase, plural, plural-only, usually) Great success.
    • I just barely passed the exam. No flying colours.
    • She sailed through the job interview with flying colours.

Forms of flying colours

alternative formflying colors

Questions about flying colours

What does flying colours mean?
Flying colours means great success.
What part of speech is flying colours?
Flying colours is a noun.

Words near flying colours in the dictionary

  1. flying circus
  2. flying circuses
  3. flying coffin
  4. flying coffins
  5. flying colors
  6. flying colours
  7. flying column
  8. flying columns
  9. flying cone
  10. flying cymbal
  11. flying cymbals

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