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
Koit-Estonian
ImpiEEM-peeFinnish
Okoro-Western African, Urhobo
Isabellee-zah-BELGerman
Sushila-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali
Mercedesmer-THE-dhes (Spanish), mer-SE-dhes (Latin American Spanish)Spanish