English idiom

over the moon

Register · Informal CEFR B1

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Figurative meaning

extremely happy or delighted

Why this phrase?

Great happiness is exaggerated as carrying someone beyond the height of the moon.

Example

“She was over the moon when her visa was approved.”

Dictionary details

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Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.

pull a face

to make an unusual facial expression that shows dislike, surprise, or amusement

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

Source methodology

Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.

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