"over the moon" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

Audio: En-au-over the moon.ogg
Etymology: From the nursery rhyme Hey Diddle Diddle. Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} over the moon, {{en-PP}} over the moon
  1. (idiomatic) Delighted, thrilled. Wikipedia link: Hey Diddle Diddle Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Happiness Related terms: shoot the moon Translations (delighted, thrilled): onnensa kukkuloilla (Finnish), ravi (French), überglücklich (German), völlig aus dem Häuschen (German), al settimo cielo (Italian), 기쁘다 (gippeuda) (Korean), overlykkelig (Norwegian), восторженный (vostoržennyj) (Russian)
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