burst with joy



burst with joy

Fig. [for someone] to be full to the bursting point with happiness. (To be so filled with joy as if to burst.) When I got my grades, I could have burst with joy. Bill was not exactly bursting with joy when he got the news.
See also: burst, joy

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Prokopyprah-KO-peeRussian
Ladislav-Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian
Tacita-Ancient Roman
Anastazyah-nah-STAH-ziPolish
Yoram-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Fabien-French