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- with flying colors, pass with
with flying colors, pass with
with flying colors, pass with
Also, come through with flying colors. Win, succeed, as in She came through the bar exam with flying colors. This expression alludes to a victorious ship sailing with its flags high. [Late 1600s]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Herodes | | - | Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin |
| Gunnar | | GOON-nahr (Swedish) | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Norse Mythology |
| Ira (2) | | - | Russian |
| Kathi | | KATH-ee | English |
| Isa (2) | | EE-sah: (Dutch) | German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish |
| Amatus | | - | Late Roman |