a spring in (one's) step

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a spring in (one's) step

A happy, energetic, and excited mood or manner, as indicated by the carefree way one walks. Joe's been walking with a spring in his step ever since he found out he was getting a promotion. I bet you'll have a spring in your step after I tell you this bit of good news!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Rosina	ro-ZEE-nah	Italian
Attfield	['ætfi:ld]
Katarina	kah-tah-REE-nah (German, Swedish)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Hungarian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Pehr	-	Swedish
BİHter	-	Turkish
Blanka	BLAHN-kah (Czech, Slovak, Polish, Croatian), BLAWN-kaw (Hungarian)	Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, Croatian