flying colors

Mr. Gallatin closed his four years of administration with flying colors.

He had fought a duel and had come out of it with flying colors.

John admitted that he could carry off the affair with flying colors.

But she need not have been alarmed, for she came through with flying colors.

You have missed only one question, and you go in with flying colors.

At college Rex had carried off the honors with flying colors.

All I can say is that in my day I'd have got you through with flying colors.

This is a fine mess, but well soon be out of it with flying colors.

Besides, Garry's all right: he's coming out of it with flying colors!

Thus was I enabled to retire from the field with flying colors.