thrilled to bits



thrilled to bits

Ecstatic; very pleased and excited. A: "I really hope Mary enjoyed her surprise birthday party." B: "I'm sure she did; she seemed thrilled to bits!" I was thrilled to bits to hear that I'd been selected for a literary award in New York City.
See also: bit, thrill

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lalla-Literature
JerroldJER-əldEnglish
Elvin['elvin]
Hayim-Hebrew
Fernanda[fɜ:'nændə]
Aleksandraah-lyek-SAHN-drah (Russian), ah-leek-SAHN-drah (Russian), ahl-ek-SAHN-drah (Polish)Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Serbian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Estonian