phrase🎓 English idiom

on cloud nine

extremely happy

What it means

In a state of extreme happiness or delight. It describes the feeling of being so joyful that you seem to be floating above everyday concerns.

Examples

  • She's been on cloud nine ever since she got engaged last weekend.
  • Winning the championship left the whole team on cloud nine.
  • He was on cloud nine after hearing he'd passed the bar exam.
  • Holding her newborn daughter, she felt completely on cloud nine.

Where it comes from

A 20th-century American expression; the specific number nine may stem from informal weather classifications of clouds, with the highest representing great elation.

Related idioms

#paint the town red#wear your heart on your sleeve#keep your chin up#break a leg

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