jump for joy

idiom

: to jump up and down because one is very happy

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On the other side, jubilant Venezuelans jump for joy on the stage of Walt Disney Concert Hall. Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024 At the same time, Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out 2 continues to jump for joy having reached $1,216.9M globally. Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 7 July 2024 Displaced by war and traumatized by lives turned upside down, the Lebanese schoolchildren jump for joy, scream, and run with abandon when their bus arrives. Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 June 2024 And any kid that sat front-and-center at Barbie or The Little Mermaid this year will jump for joy over the deals on dolls. Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023 When their passionate, albeit rough-around-the-edges audition earns the band — already unified under the name One Direction — a pass into the next round, Styles, Payne, Tomlinson, Malik and Horan tearfully jump for joy and exchange several group hugs. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Aug. 2023 Watch the video to see a six-year-old foster kid jump for joy on hearing he's been adopted. USA TODAY, 24 July 2023 For that, a triple jump for joy is more than enough. Elliott reported remotely from Los Angeles. Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2022 Want a gift that will literally make her jump for joy? Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 25 Jan. 2023

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“Jump for joy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jump%20for%20joy. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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