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
Parnel-English (Archaic)
Evita[e'vi:ta:]
Zuzka-Czech, Slovak
FrÍ&Eth;A-Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Chris[kris]
Firat-Turkish