With flying colors 是什么呀？？？

with flying colors

出色的、很成功的、成绩优异的

She passed the exam with flying colors. 她以优异的成绩通过了考试。

We must have this work finished with flying colors by Monday.

我们必须在星期一之前完成这项工作。

The intro

(Listening Comprehension)

Hello, it's Mr.Wong here. Today's phrase of the day is "with flying colors". Brought to you by the Wikipedia : Ships serve scientific and cultural needs, as well as the transportation of goods, and resolving political and national conflict. In the past, without the use of modern communication devices, a ship's appearance upon the immediate return to the port could communicate how the crew fared at sea. Ships that were victorious in their endeavors, for example, an encounter with an enemy ship, would sail into port with flags flying from the mastheads.

Ohh ok, so in the past if a ship won a battle against an enemy, they would sail back home with colored flags from the mastheads, by the way, masthead means the top of a tall pole on which the sails or flags on a ship are hung. Check it out !

没看懂？请自己查字典！

(这才是真正的学习过程)