To be sitting on cloud nine In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "to be sitting on cloud nine", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Zesty Y calendar 2022-03-07 09:03

Meaning of To be sitting on cloud nine

Synonyms:

float/walk on air

To be sitting on cloud nine phrase

To be showing great or sheer happiness.

 

Mary's been sitting on cloud nine ever since her boyfriend proposed to her.

She's sitting on cloud nine as she has won a car in a lottery.

Her crush has just admitted he also loved her. She's sitting on cloud nine.

Other phrases about:

to keep your spirits up
To stay optimistic and positive; to encourage someone in a difficult situation
with gay abandon
 without thinking clearly about the results of an action
give somebody (fresh) heart

To make someone feel more confident or happy, especially when they thought that they can't achieve what they want

in merry pin

Happy or cheerful; in a good mood

 

Origin of To be sitting on cloud nine

The exact allusion of "nine" in this term is unclear, and different figures, especially seven (perhaps alluding to seventh heaven), are sometimes substituted. This expression dates from the mid-1900s.

 

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