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
Vendula-Czech
DamianDAY-mee-ən (English), DAHM-yahn (Polish)English, Polish, Dutch
Felicidade-Portuguese
Ludmila-Czech, Russian
Yehoshafat-Biblical Hebrew
Berna-Turkish