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with flying colours

with flying colours prepositional phrase: british spelling of with flying colors.

Prepositional phrase

  1. British spelling of with flying colors.

Questions about with flying colours

What does with flying colours mean?
With flying colours means british spelling of with flying colors.
What part of speech is with flying colours?
With flying colours is a prepositional phrase.

Words near with flying colours in the dictionary

  1. with every fiber of one's being
  2. with every fibre of one's being
  3. with every ounce of one's being
  4. with extra steps
  5. with flying colors
  6. with flying colours
  7. with foal
  8. with friends like that, who needs enemies
  9. with friends like these, who needs enemies
  10. with friends like those, who needs enemies
  11. with God

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