On cloud nine - Informal. Extremely happy when something wonderful happens. The exact allusion of this number in this term is unclear, and different figures, especially seven (perhaps alluding to seventh heaven), are sometimes substituted., Like a dog with two tails - British English. Informal. To look and be very happy because something good has happened. If one makes them happy, imagine more than one!, Full of the joys of spring - Used humorously- When you are energetic, cheerful and happy., Happy as Larry - When you are feeling this way, you are, of course, very happy. But who is he? No one is certain but it is believed that '...' refers to an Australian boxer called ... Foley (1878 - 1917) who after receiving a large payment after winning a fight was described in a newspaper as being 'happy'. Somehow this description stuck and is now used all these years later., On top of the world - Informal. You are "there" when you feel wonderful. This idiom alludes to the peak of success or happiness., Over the moon - This idiom isn't used so much these days because it is considered a cliché (an overused, unoriginal expression), but it means to be delighted. , In seventh heaven - Informal. To be extremely happy/ "This place" (especially in Islam and the cabala) is the highest one, where God and the most exalted angels dwell.,

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