一日一成语【35】with flying colours

with flying colours

你看到过在海战中取得大胜凯旋而归的兵舰吗？你看到过在圆满结束了远航后驶入港口的大洋轮吗？船上的各色小旗随风飘扬，汽笛齐鸣，好不威风。这便是with flying colours这个成语所表达的意义。其中的colours并不作“颜色”解，而是指船上那些五彩缤纷的小旗子，因此它在这个成语中总是以复数形式出现：

The football team came back from its Europe tour with flying colours.
这支足球队在访问欧洲后凯旋而归。

Mum bought me a bike as a gift as I had come through the graduation exams with flying colours.
因为我在毕业考试中各科成绩优异，妈妈给我买了一辆单车作为礼物。

Congratulations! You finished the Marathon with flying colours.
祝贺你在马拉松比赛中取得胜利。