with flying colours

with flying colours
победоносно, с честью, блестяще

Stick to it, my boy, and you'll come through with flying colours. (A. J. Cronin, ‘Three Loves’, book II, ch. 23) — Идите по избранному вами пути, мой мальчик, и успех вам обеспечен.

It was touch and go for a while. But you've pulled through with flying colours. (G. Vidal, ‘Myra Breckenridge’, ch. 38) — Одно время ваше состояние было очень тяжелое. Но теперь вы быстро пошли на поправку.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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