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phrases meaning "happy" or "delighted"
Category: Reference, Education and News > Teaching and Research Asked by: potterysally-ga List Price: $5.00 |
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27 Jun 2005 12:48 PDT
Expires: 27 Jul 2005 12:48 PDT Question ID: 537514 |
What are some other phrases besides "over the moon" and "on cloud nine" that mean a person is happy? |
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Re: phrases meaning "happy" or "delighted"
Answered By: websearcher-ga on 27 Jun 2005 13:21 PDT |
Hi pottersally: Thanks for the cheerful question! Here's some I was able to find/think of: * walking on air * floating on air * as happy as the day is long * as pleased as punch * as high as a kite * on top of the world * thrilled to bits * as happy as a pig in muck * in high spirits * tickled pink * tickled to death * flying high Word study - happiness URL: http://www.chambersharrap.co.uk/chambers/teachers_resources/school_thes_panels/happiness.pdf What teachers of English have said about MacMillan English Dictionary URL: http://www.macmillandictionary.com/aboutmed/MED%202802.pdf 7 entries found for tickled pink URL: http://thesaurus.reference.com/search?q=tickled%20pink Search Strategy (on Google): * "on cloud nine" "over the moon" * "on cloud nine" "over the moon" "in seventh heaven" * "on cloud nine" "over the moon" "in seventh heaven" "tickled pink" I hope this helps. websearcher |
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Re: phrases meaning "happy" or "delighted"
From: pinkfreud-ga on 27 Jun 2005 13:48 PDT |
I am tickled pink by this answer. :-) |
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Re: phrases meaning "happy" or "delighted"
From: websearcher-ga on 27 Jun 2005 14:32 PDT |
I am as pleased as punch that you are tickled, pink. ;-) |
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Re: phrases meaning "happy" or "delighted"
From: myoarin-ga on 27 Jun 2005 16:36 PDT |
It's Pinky's day! "Freude" also means happy or delighted. :-) |
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Re: phrases meaning "happy" or "delighted"
From: denco-ga on 27 Jun 2005 21:58 PDT |
"Happy as a clam" as well. |
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Re: phrases meaning "happy" or "delighted"
From: denco-ga on 27 Jun 2005 22:00 PDT |
In addition to the excellent suggestions by websearcher-ga, you could do a search on Google for "happy as a" as well. ://www.google.com/search?q=%22happy+as+a+%22 |
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