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
Jytte	YUYD-de	Danish
Anila	-	Indian, Hindi
Robyn	['rɔbin]
Else	EL-se (Danish, Norwegian), EL-sə (German, Dutch)	Danish, Norwegian, German, Dutch
Bateman	['beitmən]
Quincy	KWINT-see	English