# over the moon

Pronunciation: US say "oh-ver thuh MOON" /ˌoʊvɚ ðə ˈmun/; UK/AUS say "oh-vuh thuh MOON" /ˌəʊvə ðə ˈmuːn/

## Idiom

1. Delighted and thrilled, especially in response to good news, success, or a welcome event.
   - Simple: Very happy and excited about something good that has happened.
   - _The whole team was over the moon after clinching the championship._
   - _He's over the moon about his promotion at work._

## Origin

The phrase comes from the nursery rhyme Hey Diddle Diddle.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/over-the-moon (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).