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Soheil1 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Flying
Hi.
'You do not want to use a healthcare organization which did not pass JCAHO inspection with flying colors!!!!!'
What's a 'flying' clolor?
Thanks in advance!
'You do not want to use a healthcare organization which did not pass JCAHO inspection with flying colors!!!!!'
What's a 'flying' clolor?
Thanks in advance!
Top answer
If you pass a test with flying colors, you are very successful in it.
- If you pass a test with flying colors, you are very successful in it.
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Hello, Soheil:
Until I read your question, I had never thought about how that idiom had started.
I did some googling, and -- of course, you must be careful about what you read -- it seems that here is one
explanation:
Many, many years ago, if a warship had been successful in a battle with another warship, it would return to its
port with all of its colors
Until I read your question, I had never thought about how that idiom had started.
I did some googling, and -- of course, you must be careful about what you read -- it seems that here is one
explanation:
Many, many years ago, if a warship had been successful in a battle with another warship, it would return to its
port with all of its colors
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soheil1What's a 'flying' clolor?http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/flying?q=with+flying+colours#flying__9
Prajwal
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Brewer's 1898 Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ( http://www.bartleby.com/81/6647.html ) is fun to look at for questions like this one. It often gives a historical perspective on English expressions, but not always a correct one. The original expression w
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