FLYING COLOURS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Complete success

Example:

they passed inspection with flying colors

Synonyms:

flying colors; flying colours

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("flying colours" is a kind of...):

success (an attainment that is successful)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)