have the world on a string
have the world on a string
To feel happy and confident that everything will work out in one's favor and/or that one is in complete control. I got a great report card and then found out I got into my first choice school—I feel like I have the world on a string!
See also: have, on, string, world
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- be in (one's) good graces
- be in somebody's good graces
- be in someone's good graces
- better (to be) safe than sorry
- better safe than sorry
- at (one's) doorstep
- at doorstep
- (from) top to toe
- at somebody's expense
- at someone's expense