idiom · informal

be over the moon

UK/bi ˌəʊvə ðə ˈmuːn/US/bi ˌoʊvɚ ðə ˈmuːn/o·ver·the·MOON

speaking

to be extremely pleased or happy

Examples

“She was over the moon when she heard about the scholarship.”

“When his painting was exhibited, he was over the moon.”

“After the exam results came out, I was over the moon.”

Band 8 sentence

“I was honestly over the moon when the university offered me a place, because it had been my dream for years.”

Collocations

  • be over the moon
  • feel over the moon

Word family

over the moon (adj phrase) adjective phrase

Common mistakes

be over moon→be over the moon

get over the moon→be over the moon

Say it for a higher band

5happy→6thrilled→7+be over the moon

Synonyms

be ecstatic

be thrilled

Easily confused

be on top of the world

“After the final, the whole team felt on top of the world.”

Related words

be on cloud ninedown in the dumpson edgekeep a stiff upper lipwear one's heart on one's sleevelet off steamhead over heels (in love)butterflies in one's stomach

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