With flying colours 出色地
A plane drops water to put out a huge fire. Photo: Nick Ut / AP Photo
今日小常識
The origin of the phrase 'with flying colours' relates to ships' flags. A long time ago, ships coming into port flew coloured flags, to show people how successful their voyage had been.
短語 with flying colours 的起源和掛在船上的旗幟有關。很久以前，進港的船只會掛出五顏六色的旗幟以展示其成功的航行。
今日短語
我們用短語 with flying colours 來形容某人輕松出色地完成某事，像測驗或考試。
例句
She passed her exams with flying colours!
With all that practice, John will pass his driving test with flying colours.
請注意
短語 get off to a flying start 的意思是取得好的開端，贏得了開門紅。
Our trip got off to a flying start: the roads were empty, and we got to our destination early.
