to feel like a million
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7.1
- idiom
- Informal
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sentirse genial
- I feel like a million dollars.
- feel like a million bucks
- feel like a million dollars
- make you feel like a million
Examples
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He'll wake up feeling like a million bucks.
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Oh, sure, I, I feel like a million bucks.
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Oh, I feel like a million tonight.
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I feel like a million.
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I felt like a million.
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Now I feel like a million bucks.
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I tell ya, I feel like a million bucks!
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You know, I put them on in the afternoon, and I felt like a million bucks.
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I came home, took a nap, and woke up feeling like a million bucks!
Blog text (10) -
After a good night's sleep, I always wake up feeling like a million.
Synonyms
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4.6
To feel very happy and excited
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7.5
To be very healthy, happy, and full of energy
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6.1
Enjoy very good health and happiness
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8.4
To be very happy and well
Antonyms
How Well
- Informal
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7.1
- Informal
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2.8
142
1.0
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1.0
632
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The construction 'feel like' clearly signals a comparative state (to feel as if), so learners can infer that 'a million' modifies intensity. However, using 'a million' as a hyperbolic positive evaluation (often shortened from 'a million dollars') is a metaphorical, culturally grounded extension that is not strictly predictable from the literal meanings of the words. Because the comparison is transparent but the numeric hyperbole's evaluative meaning is idiomatic and may require exposure, this is best seen as partially transparent.
Etymology
The idiom feel like a million probably comes from the image of sudden wealth: imagining a million (dollars) makes you feel rich, confident and full of energy. So the phrase now means 'to feel extremely well'.