over the moon
Example Sentences
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Natalie replied: "I know, so exciting. My family are over the moon."
From BBC
"I'm over the moon, I'm pleased with that. He threw everything at me at the end there," Hawkins told BBC Sport.
From BBC
A retired shopkeeper who was told he was not British despite living in the UK for nearly five decades said he is "over the moon" to have been finally made a British citizen.
From BBC
I’m not going to lie, I was over the moon.
From Los Angeles Times
“The Major’s got a friend, I’ve got a name, happy campers each and every, tickled pink, over the moon, five hops forward, no hops back, if you get my meaning.”
From Literature
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