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."

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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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"I was absolutely elated because it was such a rare thing for that kind of thing to happen to me, so I was over the moon," he said.

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He said he was “absolutely over the moon” to be one of the first passengers to use the station.

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"Obviously I'd love to win a medal, but if I come out of Paris giving it everything I've got and knowing that I put everything in that I can, then I'll be over the moon."

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Related Words

• delighted
• elated
• euphoric
• jubilant
• thrilled