over the moon
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4.9
- idiom
- Informal
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- She was over the moon when she received the surprise promotion.
- just over the moon
- went over the moon
- got to be over the moon
I know my grandmother would be over the moon with happiness.
- I know my grandmother would be over the moon with happiness.
- I'm just like over the moon.
- Well, I am over the moon to say that this podcast is only available on Spotify.
- But dude, this is a now a proud member of my space suit collection and I'm over the moon.
- It would have made them incredible and you know, I would have been just over the moon with that kind of product, that kind of a mint.
- But I can guarantee you anyone that uses this app will be more than profoundly over the moon with their ability to master themselves within the first nine weeks.
Examples
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I know my grandmother would be over the moon with happiness.
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We're over the moon with our little man and very blessed to have him!
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You would be over the moon with it, right?
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And I am pretty over the moon with this blue.
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Well, your mom must be just about over the moon right now.
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Your mother will be over the moon.
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You should be over the moon.
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And then when they made me president, boy, I was over the moon.
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My husband and I are having a baby, and we are both over the moon about it!
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I'm over the moon about this beautifully done video and audio transfer!
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Synonyms
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1.0
Feeling very happy and eager about something
228
1.0
Feeling very happy about something good
171
2.3
Feeling very excited and happy
69
4.5
Feeling very happy and excited
11
4.0
Feeling very happy and excited because of good news or success
10
2.1
Feeling very happy and excited about something good
6
3.2
Feeling very excited and happy about something
3
7.3
Very happy and proud because of a big success
2
4.4
Feeling very happy and full of energy
2
4.1
Feeling very happy and excited
2
1.6
Very happy and eager about something
1
1.7
Feeling very happy about something
1
5.5
Feeling very pleased and excited
Feeling very pleased and full of joy
Feeling very happy and eager about something that will happen
Very excited and happy in an obvious way
Antonyms
How Happy
Surface Forms
Morphology
over + the + moon
The meaning 'extremely happy' cannot be directly derived from the literal meanings of 'over' (above) and 'moon' (the celestial body); a learner who knows the constituent words is unlikely to infer elation from a spatial image. While there is a loose metaphor of elevation for positive emotion, this connection is not predictable or transparent at B1 and similar idioms are not consistently reflected across other languages. Therefore the expression functions as an idiom rather than a compositional phrase.
Etymology
Over the moon may come from the children's rhyme 'Hey Diddle Diddle', where the cow jumps over the moon. The funny image of flying past the moon because you are so full of joy helps explain why the phrase means 'extremely happy'.