With ease and great success, boldly, flamboyant
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- The naval ships often have very colorful flags on them to show the glory of the ship when it sails into the port. The imagination was then used to describe the persons who tend to do something marvelous or achieve great success with ease.
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Submitted on February 25, 2019
Additional definitions for 'With Flying Colors':
| with flying colors | Extremely well; in an exceptional, noteworthy, or extraordinary manner. |
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