ravished with delight

ravished with delight

old-fashioned Extremely pleased and happy; absolutely thrilled or delighted. Beatrice was ravished with delight to see Jonathan again as he disembarked the train. Our service will help ensure your guests will leave your establishment ravished with delight.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

ravished with delight

Fig. happy or delighted; overcome with happiness or delight. Mary was ravished with delight by the dozen roses. My parents were ravished with delight when I graduated from college.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • anon
  • fashion
  • rain pitchforks
  • an old fogey/fogy
  • a whole team and the dog under the wagon
  • a stuffed shirt
  • (Well,) I'll be durned!
  • a bit of crackling
  • I'll be bound
References in classic literature
"Felix seemed ravished with delight when he saw her, every trait of sorrow vanished from his face, and it instantly expressed a degree of ecstatic joy, of which I could hardly have believed it capable; his eyes sparkled, as his cheek flushed with pleasure; and at that moment I thought him as beautiful as the stranger.