over the moon

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“But if he has zero symptoms and everything else is going great — he’s over the moon with his new child, he’s so happy — that’s not somebody I’m going to treat with testosterone.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

She said she thought he was "over the moon" about the result.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

So when I got the opportunity to spin at Coachella, the country’s festival of all festivals, I was over the moon.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

The treaty allows all nations to explore and use the moon “exclusively for peaceful purposes,” and bans any claims of sovereignty over the moon.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

A shadow moved over the admiral’s face like a cloud passing over the moon.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood