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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Chinyere	-	Western African, Igbo
Aphrodite	[æfrə'daiti]
CÁIt	KAHT, KOIT, KAYT	Irish
Keld	-	Danish
Ile	-	Macedonian
Asmaa	-	Arabic