Happiness and Sadness

English Idioms In Use_Intermediate

thrilled to bits
—> She was thrilled to bits with her present.

extremely pleased

on top of the world
—> She was feeling on top of the world.

extremely happy

be on cloud nine
—>”Was Hellen pleased about getting that job?”-”Pleased?She was on cloud nine!”

to be extremely happy and excited

be over the moon
—>She was over the moon about/with her new bike.

to be very pleased

in seventh heaven
—>Since they got married, they’re in seventh heaven.

extremely happy

get a kick out of sth/doing sth
—>He’s always shouting at his staff and seems to get a kick out of it.

(collo) to get a strong feeling of excitement and pleasure from doing sth

for kicks
—>Often, she would give a tattoo just for kicks.

(collo) because you get a feeling of excitement and pleasure from doing sth

jump for joy
—>"So how did Robert take the news?" "He didn't exactly jump for joy."

to be extremely happy

be floating/walking on air
—>Ever since she met Mark, she’s been walking on air.

to be very happy and excited because sth very good has happened to you

make someone’s day
—>Seeing Andrian again after such a long time really made my day.

to make s.o happy

out of sorts
—>Peter overslept this morning and has been out of sorts all day.

in an unhappy mood

(C2) down in the dumps
—>She’s a bit down in the dumps because she failed one of her exams.

unhappy

not the end of the world
—>We’re hoping to win, but if we finish second it won’t be the end of the world.

not the worst thing that could happen

(C2) grin and bear it
—>I really don’t want to go, but I guess I’ll just have to grin and bear it.

to accept sth bad without complaining

a misery guts

s.o who complains all the time and is never happy (very informal)

sour grapes
—>I don’t think it’s such a great job - and that’s not just sour grapes because I didn’t get it.

being jealous about sth you can’t have

put a damper on sth
—>We both worl full-time, which puts a damper on our social life.

to make sth less active or less enjoyable