What is "flying colors"

Flying \Fly"ing\, a. [From Fly, v. i.] Moving in the air with, or as with, wings; moving lightly or rapidly; intended for rapid movement. Flying army (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy in continual alarm. --Farrow. Flying artillery (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to spring upon the guns and caissons when they change position. Flying bridge, Flying camp. See under Bridge, and Camp. Flying buttress (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The word is generally applied only to the straight bar with supporting arch. Flying colors, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence: To come off with flying colors, to be victorious; to succeed thoroughly in an undertaking. Flying doe (Zo["o]l.), a young female kangaroo. Flying dragon.

1. (Zo["o]l.) See Dragon, 6.

2. A meteor. See under Dragon. Flying Dutchman.

   1. A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail the seas till the day of judgment.

   2. A spectral ship.

      Flying fish. (Zo["o]l.) See Flying fish, in the Vocabulary.

      Flying fox (Zo["o]l.), see Flying fox in the vocabulary.

      Flying frog (Zo["o]l.), either of two East Indian tree frogs of the genus Rhacophorus ( Rhacophorus nigrapalmatus and Rhacophorus pardalis), having very large and broadly webbed feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make very long leaps.

      Flying gurnard (Zo["o]l.), a species of gurnard of the genus Cephalacanthus or Dactylopterus, with very large pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying fish, but not for so great a distance.

      Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is Cephalacanthus volitans.

      Flying jib (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing jib, on the flying-jib boom.

      Flying-jib boom (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.

      Flying kites (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine weather.

      Flying lemur. (Zo["o]l.) See Colugo.

      Flying level (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over the course of a projected road, canal, etc.

      Flying lizard. (Zo["o]l.) See Dragon, n. 6.

      Flying machine, any apparatus for navigating through the air, especially a heavier-than-air machine. -- Flying mouse (Zo["o]l.), the opossum mouse ( Acrobates pygm[ae]us), a marsupial of Australia. Called also feathertail glider.

      Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying squirrels, and a featherlike tail. -- Flying party (Mil.), a body of soldiers detailed to hover about an enemy. -- Flying phalanger (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of the genera Petaurus and Belideus, of Australia and New Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying squirrels. The sugar squirrel ( Belideus sciureus), and the ariel ( Belideus ariel), are the best known; -- called also squirrel petaurus and flying squirrel. See Sugar squirrel. -- Flying pinion, the fly of a clock. -- Flying sap (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- Flying shot, a shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. -- Flying spider. (Zo["o]l.) See Ballooning spider. -- Flying squid (Zo["o]l.), an oceanic squid ( Ommastrephes Bartramii syn. Sthenoteuthis Bartramii), abundant in the Gulf Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. -- Flying squirrel (Zo["o]l.) See Flying squirrel, in the Vocabulary. -- Flying start, a start in a sailing race in which the signal is given while the vessels are under way. -- Flying torch (Mil.), a torch attached to a long staff and used for signaling at night.

n. complete success; "they passed inspection with flying colors" [syn: flying colours]

Flying Colors is the sixth studio album by the Canadian rock band Trooper, released in 1979. The album contained the hits "3 Dressed Up as a Nine", "Good Clean Fun" and "Janine", the latter of which became the band's highest charting single in their career history. The album would reach double-platinum certification in Canada.

Flying Colors is an American supergroup composed of Mike Portnoy, Dave LaRue, Casey McPherson, Neal Morse and Steve Morse. The band's mission, chartered by executive producer Bill Evans, is to combine complex music with accessible songwriting. Flying Colors, on Mascot Label Group, has released two Studio albums, and two Live albums, to commercial success and critical acclaim.

Flying Colors is the debut studio album by the American supergroup Flying Colors, released on 26 March 2012. It debuted at No. 9 on Billboard's Hard Rock chart, and No. 11 on the BBC's Rock Album charts.

is a 2015 Japanese youth comedy drama film directed by Nobuhiro Doi, based on a true story. The film was released on May 1, 2015 in Japan.

Flying Colors is an upcoming Hindi film written, edited, produced and directed by Raja Krishna, starring Bhavna Mali in the lead role under the production company Edgy Films. Alokananda Dasgupta composes the film's soundtrack, and Sam K Paul provides additional background score. Vishal Verma took charge of the film's cinematography.

Production commenced on 11 June 2014 at Mumbai and principal photography began on the same day. The film is expected to release in late 2015.

Flying Colors is a musical revue with a book, lyrics, and music by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz and sketch contributions by George S. Kaufman, Corey Ford, and Charles Sherman.

The Broadway production opened on September 15, 1932 at the Imperial Theatre, closing on January 25, 1933, after 188 performances.

Directed by Dietz and choreographed by Albertina Rasch, the cast included Clifton Webb, Patsy Kelly, Imogene Coca, Larry Adler, Charles Butterworth, Tamara Geva, and Buddy and Vilma Ebsen.

Flying Colors is a studio album, released in 1992, by American country music artist Robert Ellis Orrall. Although it was his fourth studio album overall, it was his first and only solo album of mainstream country music, as opposed to his more rock-oriented albums in the 1980s. The tracks "Boom! It Was Over", "A Little Bit of Her Love" and "Every Day When I Get Home" were released as singles.

Although Orrall never recorded a solo album after Flying Colors, he would later team up with Curtis Wright to record one album as the duo Orrall & Wright. In addition, Orrall has recorded several albums of indie rock as a member of the band Monkey Bowl.

Flying Colors or Flying Colours may refer to:

• Flying Colours Airlines, a UK charter airline that operated for 4 years between 1996 and 2000
• Flying Colors (band), American musical supergroup
• Flying Colors (musical), a 1932 musical
• Flying Colours (novel), a 1938 Horatio Hornblower novel written by C.S. Forester
• Flying Colours (Bliss n Eso album), 2008
• Flying Colours (Chris de Burgh album), 1988
• Flying Colors (Flying Colors album), 2012
• Flying Colors (Robert Ellis Orrall album), 1992; or the title song
• Flying Colours (Shad album), 2013
• Flying Colors (Trooper album), 1979
• Flying Colors (film), a 2015 Japanese film
• "Flying Colours", a song from the 1982 album The Broadsword and the Beast by Jethro Tull
• With flying colours, a proverbial phrase in the English language