leap for joy



leap for joy

 and jump for joy
Fig. to jump up because one is happy; to be very happy. Tommy leapt for joy because he had won the race. We all leapt for joy when we heard the news.
See also: joy, leap

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Adrasteia-Greek Mythology
Yuzukiyoo-zoo-keeJapanese
AstorAS-tərEnglish (Rare)
Jabr-Arabic
Anastasiyaah-nah-stah-SEE-yah (Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian)Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian
SolomonSAHL-ə-mən (English)Biblical, English, Jewish