be over the moon

be over the moon

To be extremely happy. I've been over the moon ever since I got engaged—I just can't stop looking at my ring!
See also: moon, over
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

be over the ˈmoon

(informal, especially British English) be very happy and excited: ‘How does it feel to have won the championship?’ ‘I’m over the moon.’This comes from a line in an old children’s poem: Hey diddle, diddle, the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumped over the moon....
See also: moon, over
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • over the moon
  • man in the moon, (no more than) the
  • the man in the moon
  • promise (one) the moon
  • promise someone the moon
  • promise the moon
  • promise the moon/earth/world
  • blue moon
  • once in a blue moon
  • blood moon
References in periodicals archive
"If I get selected I'll be over the moon but I can't work miracles.
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"He'll be over the moon to get there, especially at what was such a key time.
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