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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
Rayna (1)-Bulgarian
SalomÉsə-loo-ME (Portuguese)French, Spanish, Portuguese
CleophasKLEE-ə-fəs (English)Biblical
ArdenAHR-dənEnglish
Tovia-Hebrew
Emmanuellee-man-WELFrench
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