idiom · informal
on top of the world
UK/ɒn tɒp əv ðə wɜːld/US/ɑːn tɑːp əv ðə wɜːrld/on·top·of·the·WORLD
speakingtask2
to feel extremely happy, healthy, or successful
Examples
“After the exam, I felt on top of the world.”
“She was on top of the world when her baby was born healthy.”
“This idiom is natural in informal speaking answers in the IELTS speaking test.”
Band 8 sentence
“I was on top of the world when I received the acceptance letter from my first‑choice university.”
Collocations
- feel on top of the world
- be on top of the world after
Common mistakes
on the top of the world→on top of the world
I feel on top world→I feel on top of the world
Say it for a higher band
5very happy→6extremely happy→7+on top of the world
Synonyms
over the moon
elated
Easily confused
over the moon
“She was over the moon when she won the prize.”
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