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
OrmondAWR-məndEnglish (Rare)
Nicu-Romanian
Deepa-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil
Concordiakən-KAWR-dee-ə (English)Roman Mythology
Arnaudar-NOFrench
Albertusahl-BER-tus (Dutch) Ancient Germanic (Latinized), Dutch