over the moon

over the moon

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.

over the moon

mainly BRITISH, INFORMAL
COMMON If you are over the moon about something that has happened, you are very happy about it. `Caroline must be pleased about her new job.' — `She's over the moon.' I'm over the moon about Rosie's news.
See also: moon, over
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

over the moon

extremely happy; delighted. informal
This phrase comes from an old nursery rhyme which includes the lines Heigh diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumped over the moon .
See also: moon, over
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

over the moon

In a state of great happiness.
See also: moon, over
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See also:
  • be 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
  • bay at
  • blue moon
  • once in a blue moon
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He explained jubilantly: "It isn't something we had expected but everyone is over the moon.
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"It's absolutely fantastic to pick up a trophy in our first season in the Huddersfield League, and I'm just over the moon," said a quite emotional Lockwood after being presented with the trophy and a cheque for pounds 250.
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He said: "It was good to get out there and bowl some overs and get my rhythm back, I was over the moon with how things went in New Zealand, I finished with the most wickets on tour.
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"I am over the moon and to be second at the halfway stage is a good effort.
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Afterwards the 26-year-old, whose previous highest score was 157 for Cambridge University against Sussex in 1996, said: "I'm over the moon. It's just a relief to get a championship century.
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