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PASS WITH FLYING COLORS

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Dictionary entry overview: What does pass with flying colors mean?

• PASS WITH FLYING COLORS (verb)
The verb PASS WITH FLYING COLORS has 1 sense:

1. succeed at easily

Familiarity information: PASS WITH FLYING COLORS used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PASS WITH FLYING COLORS (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Succeed at easily

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

ace; breeze through; pass with flying colors; sail through; sweep through; nail

Context examples:

She sailed through her exams / You will pass with flying colors / She nailed her astrophysics course

Hypernyms (to "pass with flying colors" is one way to...):

make it; pass (go successfully through a test or a selection process)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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