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
LourenÇO	law-REN-soo (Portuguese), law-REN-soo (Brazilian Portuguese)	Portuguese
Glover	['glʌvə]
Zacharie	za-ka-REE	French
Mainio	MIE-nee-o	Finnish
Oz (2)	-	Hebrew
Guarin	-	Medieval French