come through with flying colors

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To avoid a drab uniformity, Simon has assigned the designing responsibilities to five different architectural firms, and they have come through with flying colors.

From Time Magazine Archive

If Mr. McElroy can apply to the Pentagon some of the principles that were of paramount importance in P. & G.'s plant, he'll come through with flying colors.

From Time Magazine Archive

Although the fuel in the storage pools in the reactor buildings had become dangerously hot during the long ordeal, another onsite storage system had come through with flying colors.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

So far," Venus said, "I must say that you have come through with flying colors.

From Pagan Passions by Stanley, Robert

Give the man a chance to redeem himself and I'm certain he'll come through with flying colors.

From I Was a Teen-Age Secret Weapon by Freas, Kelly