delight by

delight (someone) by (doing something)

To please someone by doing something. My husband delighted me by throwing a surprise party for my birthday.

delight someone by something

to please someone with something; to please someone by doing something. (See also delight someone with something.) You delighted me by agreeing to join us. I was delighted by your proposal.

See also: by, delight

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

do someone or something justice
helluva someone/something
hit someone for something
monkey's uncle, I'll be/am a
go out of
go through someone like a dose of salts
do a job on someone From do a number on something.
ain’t 1
other than
other than (something)

References in classic literature

Emotional delight is more filling and lasting than intellectual delight; and, besides, you pay for your moments of intellectual delight by having the blues.

The Sea Wolf

It was greeted with delight by the greatest poets of France, Germany, and Italy, and was soon translated into many languages.

English Literature For Boys And Girls

词组	delight by
释义	delight by delight (someone) by (doing something) To please someone by doing something. My husband delighted me by throwing a surprise party for my birthday. See also: by, delight Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. delight someone by something to please someone with something; to please someone by doing something. (See also delight someone with something.) You delighted me by agreeing to join us. I was delighted by your proposal. See also: by, delight McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: do someone or something justice helluva someone/something hit someone for something monkey's uncle, I'll be/am a go out of go through someone like a dose of salts do a job on someone From do a number on something. ain’t 1 other than other than (something) References in classic literature Emotional delight is more filling and lasting than intellectual delight; and, besides, you pay for your moments of intellectual delight by having the blues. The Sea Wolf It was greeted with delight by the greatest poets of France, Germany, and Italy, and was soon translated into many languages. English Literature For Boys And Girls
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