Usage of "jump for joy"

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Feel extreme happiness or elation.

Uso de jump for joy em inglês

The captain was ready to jump for joy when he heard of this. 
 Favorite Fairy Tales 

You thought I should jump for joy because other women had had you. 
 Nocturne 

You may suppose that this proposition made Master Denis Duval jump for joy. 
 A Book of English Prose / Part II, Arranged for Secondary and Hi... 

And I am ready to jump for joy at having my dearest wishes gratified. 
 The English at the North Pole / Part I of the Adventures of Capt... 

Don't you jump for joy when Dr. Gruffen's patients die? 
 The Small House at Allington 

Having Renee jump for joy at the sight of Adrian's sign hadn't helped things, either. 
 Made of honor 

I would jump for joy as I opened them and say, More money for me! 
 The Secret 

Come back, and let us jump for joy together. 
 Poor Miss Finch 

But before a work of art the critic can do little more than jump for joy. 
 Since Cézanne 

And I am so happy that you are happy that I could just jump for joy! 
 Betty Trevor 

Oh, I am ready to jump for joy, when I think of seeing you home again. 
 The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss 

Whangarei Mayor Sheryl Mai said it was outstanding news and that she wanted to jump for joy. 
 Radio NZ 

Infused with fragrant herbs that pair particularly well with lamb, your taste buds will jump for joy. 
 The South African 

Children may often be seen to " jump for joy." 
 Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects / Everyman's Library 

I told him I would jump for joy, would sing praises, and be glad all the day long. 
 Our World; Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter 

The fellow who'd been with me for this interminable trip, the one without a kneecap, was not one to jump for joy. 
 The forgotten soldier 

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