B1idiomemotionsIELTS-friendly
jump for joy
USUK
to feel or show great happiness
Can be literal (children really jumping) or not. 'Didn't exactly jump for joy' is an ironic way to say you were unhappy.
In context
The children jumped for joy when they saw the snow in Sapa.
I didn't exactly jump for joy when my boss gave me more work.
More idioms about emotions
- a bitter pill to swallowan unpleasant fact or situation that is hard to accept
- a bundle of nervesvery nervous and worried
- a chip on your shouldera lasting anger because you feel you were treated unfairly in the past
- a knot in your stomacha tight, sick feeling in your body caused by worry or fear
- a lump in your throata tight feeling in your throat because you are so moved that you might cry