English idiom

on cloud nine

Register · Informal CEFR B1

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Figurative meaning

Extremely happy and delighted.

Why this phrase?

Imagines floating high up on a cloud out of sheer joy.

Example

“She's been on cloud nine since she got the promotion.”

Dictionary details

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Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.

out of the blue

suddenly and unexpectedly

blow off steam

to release pent-up energy or emotion through some activity

cut loose

to abandon restraint and behave freely or wildly

drive someone up the wall

to make someone feel extremely annoyed or frustrated

get on someone's nerves

to repeatedly irritate or annoy someone

go bananas

to become wildly excited, angry, or otherwise out of control

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