be on cloud nine
Meaning: to be extremely happy; in a state of bliss.
Language: English
Literally: to be on cloud nine
Category: Nature
Origin: The US Weather Bureau cloud-classification origin is a well-known myth; the phrase likely uses 'nine' as a superlative (compare earlier 'cloud seven' and 'seventh heaven'). No documented meteorological link.
Equivalents in other languages
- Turkish: Etekleri zil çalıyor — literally: Their skirts are ringing bells
- German: Aus dem Häuschen sein — literally: To be out of your little house
More idioms — Nature
- knock on wood — to seek good fortune; to ward off bad luck.
- Auf dem Holzweg sein — To be on completely the wrong track.
- 高嶺の花 (Takane no hana) — Someone or something beautiful but utterly out of reach.
- После дождичка в четверг (Posle dozhdichka v chetverg) — Never — or certainly no time soon.
- Τα έκανε θάλασσα — He made a complete mess of it.
- Je to za vodou — To be out of trouble; home free.
More English idioms
- get a kick out of something — to enjoy something greatly; to find something amusing.
- sharp as a tack — intelligent; quick-witted; keen-minded.
- run it up the flagpole — to test an idea; to present something for approval or feedback.
- pull someone's leg — To joke or tease someone by telling them something untrue.
- Mad as a hatter — Completely eccentric or unhinged.
- To steal someone's thunder — To take credit for another's idea or upstage their big moment.