over the moon
Americanidiom
Etymology
Origin of over the moon
First recorded in 1845–55
Example Sentences
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"I think they would just be over the moon," Jones told BBC Radio 5 Live.
From BBC
"I'm obviously going to be awful, that goes without saying, but I'm over the moon they're letting me try."
From BBC
Mr Khatik and Mr Mohammed say they are over the moon.
From BBC
I've always wanted to be a mum, and my husband and I were over the moon about the positive test, but it wasn't quite the welcome to pregnancy we had in mind.
From BBC
"If someone would have said that I'd have done 11 weeks on the show at the beginning, I'd have been over the moon."
From BBC
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