jumps for joy
Bounds with elation
To jump for joy is to express intense happiness or excitement, often with actual physical jumping or bouncing.
The phrase appears most often in the negative: I didn't exactly jump for joy when I heard the news.
When affirmative, it's usually hyperbolic: She jumped for joy when she got the acceptance letter.
- rejoiceFeel or show delight
- elationIntense triumphant joy
- over the moonExtremely delighted
- on cloud nineExtremely elated state
- leapSudden springing movement
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