on top of the world

prepositional phrase

Delighted; ecstatic; exceptionally pleased, happy, or satisfied.

“He was on top of the world after she agreed to marry him.”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. idiomaticDelighted; ecstatic; exceptionally pleased, happy, or satisfied.

    He was on top of the world after she agreed to marry him.

Translations

French aux anges
  • aux angesexceptionally pleased
German himmelhoch jauchzend, im siebten Himmel
  • himmelhoch jauchzendexceptionally pleased
  • im siebten Himmelexceptionally pleased
Latvian septītajās debesīs
  • septītajās debesīsexceptionally pleased
Cite this entry
APA

on top of the world. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20top%20of%20the%20world

MLA

“on top of the world.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20top%20of%20the%20world. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on top of the world,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20top%20of%20the%20world.

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