three cheers for

Idioms  

1. Good for, hurrah for, congratulations to, as in Three cheers for our mayor! Hip, hip, hooray! Why one should shout one's encouragement or approbation three times rather than two or four is unclear. A shouted cheer presumably originated as a nautical practice, if we are to believe Daniel Defoe in Captain Singleton (1720): “We gave them a cheer, as the seamen call it.” Three cheers was first recorded in 1751. The term is also used sarcastically, when one is not really offering congratulations, as in So you finally passed; well, three cheers for you.

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three cheers for

And three cheers for those Van Nuys players recruited out of P.E. class.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2025

The George Square ceremony, which is due to begin at 09:45, will include a guard of honour inspection, speeches and then three cheers for the the King and Queen, followed by the national anthem.

From BBC ● May 5, 2023

Zeibert reported “the place went mad” when team owner Edward Bennett Williams jumped on a chair and led three cheers for the NFC champions.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2022

So three cheers for Antonio - still beautiful, still talented, still going strong.

From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2018

“And three cheers for Constance,” said Mr. Benedict, then grew thoughtful as the others cheered and Constance blushed.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart