To be over the moon

To be over the moon = to be extremely happy (about something)

In a way, it is to show the height or level of the person’s happiness…. that they have a high level of happiness.
This idiom is very common in English.

Example sentences with Over the moon

• I got the job! I’m over the moon.
  (This means I am extremely happy that they gave me the job.)
• I have just found some money on the street. I’m over the moon right now.
• My parents will be over the moon when they find out we have bought them a new car.
  (Notice how we used the future “will be” in this example. This means they WILL BE extremely happy when we tell them.)
• My sister was over the moon when she got accepted into the university she wanted to go to.
• Their children were over the moon when they were given a new puppy.
• I was over the moon when I got invited backstage to meet my favorite group.
• She was over the moon when she was given flowers at work.

To be + over the moon

As you have seen, we use the verb TO BE before over the moon. The verb TO BE can be in different tenses. For example:

Past tense: I was over the moon. You were over the moon.
Present tense: She is over the moon. We are over the moon.
Future tense: He will be over the moon. They will be over the moon.

Write about a time you have been over the moon.

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