over the moon

[ oh-ver thuh moon ]

idiom

1. extremely pleased; ecstatic:

   I just heard about your engagement, and I am over the moon for the two of you!

Word History and Origins

Origin of over the moon¹

First recorded in 1845–55

Example Sentences

"We've seen it a lot in this campaign. I feel our identity has been clear, which is more than I could have asked for. I'm really over the moon with that," Bellamy says.

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"I was over the moon but thinking logically, that would never happen."

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A man who was told a pregnant cow was stuck in his swimming pool said he is over the moon after a successful rescue attempt.

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"To play the way I did under the pressure I was under, I’m pretty speechless right now and just over the moon that it is done."

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“Such lovely, genuine and kind people, I’m over the moon that my family and I had this experience,” she wrote on social media.

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Related Words

• delighted
• elated
• euphoric
• jubilant
• thrilled