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It means easily passing something, like a test, almost definitely getting a high A.
to pass ( an exam ) with high scores.
"Flying colors" is the term when a knight flies his colorful banner to announce his presence, usually when he was victorious in battle.
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∙ 14y agoColours are flags - if you pass something "with flying colours" you pass with flags flying. This is just a fancy way of saying you really did a grand job at whatever it was.
Your "colors" are the banners and tabards that you would have displayed to show your household, country, and alliegance in Medieval times. Nowadays, most people do not actually have colors, but the phrase "with colors flying" still means that you are proudly showing everything that you can. We changed the wording around to a more modern-sounding phrase, and "with flying colors" is used in a situation where you have been totally triumphant and did a fantastic job. I passed that class with flying colors!
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∙ 9y agoMeaning something was done extremely well
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