with flying colors

/wɪð ˈflaɪɪŋ ˈkʌlərz/

noun B2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. con gran éxito

    • She passed the exam with flying colors.

      Aprobó el examen con gran éxito.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

hit a home run

hit a home run and with flying colors are close idioms for great success, largely interchangeable.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa with flying colors?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: She passed the exam with flying ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a with flying colors?

noun

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