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hello everyone i'm naisha and i'm one of
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happiness a simple nine letter word
which all of us strive to have in our
lives the more we have it the more we
want it's something we can never have
enough of but what is happiness
it is a feeling of great joy
satisfaction and contentment
it is a positive state of mind
happiness is a feeling that you and i
have experienced at some or many points
in our lives so how do we describe this
feeling of happiness
sometimes you can be
so so happy
but you don't find the right words to
express exactly how happy you are
sure you could say i'm really so happy
or i'm over the moon
aren't these great ways of expressing
happiness indeed they are but today i'm
going to teach you 10 idioms you can use
press yourself the next time something
gives you immense happiness and you'll
know exactly what is meant the next time
you hear someone use these happiness
idioms in everyday conversation so come
on let's get cracking
the first one is
grinning from ear to ear
this idiom means when someone smiles a
very big beaming smile
it's when your smile is so wide it's
literally as though you're smiling from
ear to ear and looking extremely happy
here's how you can use this idiom in a
sentence
i threw her a surprise party for her
21st birthday and she was grinning from
ear to ear all evening
or look at this example
i like how you're grinning from ear to
ear in your graduation photo with your
family
you and your parents look so happy and
proud of this special moment in your
life
doesn't the use of this idiom sound much
better than just saying i am or he or
she is so happy
it does right
if you haven't used this idiom before
you can now start using it
the next time something gives you
immense happiness
and you want to express that feeling
moving on to idiom number two
to be thrilled to bits
this idiom is used to emphasize that
someone is extremely pleased with
something that has happened to them or
around them
so how would you use this in a sentence
let me give you some examples anna was
thrilled to bits when she realized she
won the lottery i can't wait to give my
son his appointment letter which came by
post this morning
i'm sure he'll be thrilled to bits as he
really really wanted this job in new
york
now here's idiom number three
in seventh heaven
if someone says that they are in seventh
heaven what they mean is that everything
is going absolutely perfectly for them
and they are in a state of complete
happiness
remember that feeling of
falling in love feels amazing doesn't it
that is exactly
the feeling that can make you feel like
you're on seventh heaven don't you agree
with me guys
if you have fallen in love before you'll
know exactly what the feeling and that
i'm talking about
and if you haven't yet well when you do
fall in love you'll soon understand what
i meant
so you have something great to look
forward to i have been in seventh heaven
ever since i met jane three years ago we
are getting married next month
who doesn't love being pampered
and staying in a luxury hotel on holiday
feels great right
this idiom can also be used in this
situation like so
staying at the jw marriott hotel over
the weekend with all meals included and
a complimentary
massage felt like seventh heaven who
wouldn't like that having a whale over
time no don't worry there aren't any
whales involved
this idiom means to enjoy yourself
thoroughly and have an exceptionally fun
time at a party
social gathering function or event
you've ever been reluctant to go to a
work party or a social event but ended
up having to go
anyway and then to your surprise you
really enjoyed yourself
surely this may have happened to many of
you so here's how you would express
yourself using this idiom in such a
situation i felt exhausted
so wasn't keen on going to the work
party but i'm glad i went actually the
dj played amazing music all night and i
had a whale over time
or possibly you've just returned from a
great holiday so you could say
we recently got back from a one week
family cruise to the caribbean
the whole family had a whale over time
the next idiom on the list which you may
be familiar with is
as pleased as punch
this expression is used when a person
feels a great sense of delight extreme
happiness or elation
board exam results as nerve-wracking as
they are are a time which all students
wait for
eagerly
and when the big day finally arrives
students gather around the results board
pushing and tugging at each other
to finally know how well they do
in their exams
nerves
anxiety and a lot of mixed emotions are
felt at such a time until the results
are out
tears of joy and happiness are found in
the eyes of many students any students
or parents of students watching this
tutorial who have gone through this
experience will know exactly what i'm
talking about i clearly remember the day
i got my 12th grade results and i
achieved three a's my hard work paid off
and i felt as pleased as punch
another example
the family was as pleased as punch when
my sister won the swimming competition
isn't it fun to use all these different
ways of expressing happiness guys
i hope you're having just as much fun as
i am explaining these idioms to you
moving on to idiom number six
to be really chuffed what does this mean
this is actually british slang and it
means to be impressed with oneself so
much so that you feel proud of yourself
so in what situations could you use this
idiom let me tell you
you could say
i hadn't played in a really long while
yet i won three games of bowling in a
row i felt really chuffed with myself
you know something to be proud of if
you've gone out of practice and you do
well why wouldn't you be proud of
yourself
another example
my interviewer was quite impressed with
my quick and witty answers to his tough
questions and offered me the position
immediately i'm feeling chuffed to bits
here comes idiom number seven
to be buzzing
this idiom is also british slang and
often used by british natives but what
does it mean
it means to be high on happiness after
something good happens it's a whoa
yes moment
how many of you have had moments like
that before surely many of you have
let's have a look at how we can use this
idiom in different situations shall we
joe was buzzing when his favorite
football team won the league
anna was buzzing when she learned about
her promotion
i was buzzing when i got free tickets to
see my favorite music band next week
this brings me to idiom number eight
walking on air and floating on air both
can be used
this metaphoric term likens feeling
happy to floating it's a euphoric
feeling of happiness when you feel life
couldn't just get any better here's some
examples that you can use this idiom in
i've been floating on air ever since i
got an acceptance letter from my choice
of university i can't wait to start my
university life
it's the last day of school and all the
kids are walking on air the sound of
their giggles and laughter says it all
great going guys here's idiom number
nine for you
tickled pink
the tickling here isn't the light
stroking of the skin
in fact it refers to the figurative
sense of the word which means to feel
enjoyment great enough to make the
person glow with pleasure
when you feel delighted amused or feel
great elation about something
how do you use this idiom in a sentence
let's have a look
priyanka chopra jonas is one of my
favorite
actresses i was tickle pink to see her
on the ellen show
i'm tickled pink said tom after his wife
gave birth despite a complicated
pregnancy
this brings me to the last idiom of the
day guys
and that idiom is to get a real kick out
of something
all of us have that one
thing or hobby that we each enjoy doing
it could be watching movies going to the
gym keeping fit
an adventure sport that you might like
playing traveling even cooking some
delicious meals whatever it is that you
love as a hobby which surely gives you
immense happiness wouldn't you feel
you want to have the right words to
express that
the idiom to get a real kick out of
something doing
is the correct idiom to use in the
situation
you could say
i have been going to salsa classes for
the past four years i just love salsa
and i get a real kick out of it i can't
imagine
not playing qriket i love the game and i
get a real kick out of being on the
field see wasn't that easy and fun guys
these are the many different ways to
express so many moments of happiness and
joy you and i feel in life
feeling happiness feels great but i'm
sure you'll agree that being able to
express your happiness using new and fun
expressions will give you a buzz
and will get you grinning from ear to
ear i'm sure
which idiom is your favorite
how do you describe happiness in your
native language
what made you happy recently
please write to me in your comments and
express yourself trying to use some of
the idioms i've taught you today
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