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

"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."

From BBC

British-Jamaican mother Rachel Burrell said she had been "over the moon" to discover she was pregnant with her first daughter, Rhema.

From BBC

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

From BBC

Liz said she was "over the moon" after meeting the couple at the castle.

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“Ryan was over the moon — he did a photograph with Prue and I outside and then he phoned up his wife Blake who I Zoom called and said ‘hello’ and it just went black,” Hollywood says, adding that Reynolds told him that Lively was already on her way to the U.K. to visit the tent and meet the bakers.

From Salon

Related Words

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