make one's day

Give one great pleasure, as in Hearing you won first prize just made my day. This phrase, which uses make in the sense of "secure success in," was first recorded in 1909.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gordy	GAWR-dee	English
VÍGdÍS	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Beatrix	BE-ah-triks (German), BAY-ah-triks (Dutch), BEE-ə-triks (English)	German, Hungarian, Dutch, English (Rare), Late Roman
Wilmot	-	Medieval English
Mildgy&Eth;	-	Anglo-Saxon
Anisa	-	Arabic, Indonesian