over the moon
Elated beyond measure
Over the moon means extremely happy or delighted, often about a specific piece of good news: She was over the moon when she got the job offer.
The phrase suggests joy so great it defies gravity.
Common in British English, it appears frequently in sports contexts and personal announcements.
Extremely elated state
- walking on airExtremely happy, weightless feeling
- in seventh heavenState of supreme elation
- tickled pinkExtremely pleased
- beside oneselfOverwhelmed by intense emotion
head in the clouds · floating · starry-eyed · jumping for joy · on top of the world · cloud nine · flying high
on cloud nine
Extremely elated state
- walking on airExtremely happy, weightless feeling
- in seventh heavenState of supreme elation
- tickled pinkExtremely pleased
beside oneself · head in the clouds · floating · starry-eyed · jumping for joy · on top of the world · cloud nine · flying high
ecstatic
Overwhelmed with joy
- blissfulExtremely serene and joyful
- delightedFeeling great pleasure
- jubilantExtremely happy, triumphant
radiant · beaming · gleeful · rapturous · exultant · thrilled · exhilarated · euphoric · buoyant · contented
festive
Cheerfully celebratory
- congratulationsExpression of praise for achievement
- toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
- champagneEffervescent celebratory wine
balloons · confetti · party · revelry · merriment · jubilee · ceremony · banquet · feast · fireworks
- Hyperbolea zillion, bazillion, gazillion, bajillion, zillion
- joyhappiness, gladness, joyfulness, elation, delight
- mood idiomsbad mood, black mood, dark mood, foul mood, in a mood
- upbeatcheerful, lighthearted, peppy, lively, animated
- joy expressionsjoy, happiness, delight, glee, mirth
- space termsstar, planet, rocket, satellite, orbit
over the moondown in the dumps
Sad and dispirited
devastated · heartbroken · crushed · despondent · miserable
over, moon, moonlight, overjoyed, mooning, moonstruck, moonbeam, overjoy, overtop