English verb: pass with flying colors | |||
1. | pass with flying colors (social) succeed at easily | ||
Samples | She sailed through her exams. You will pass with flying colors. She nailed her astrophysics course. | ||
Synonyms | ace, breeze through, nail, sail through, sweep through | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | make it, pass | ||