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English Idiom of the Day – Cloud Nine

Wednesday, February 23, 2011 @ 08:02 AM

posted by Jo

Cloud Nine

To be on 'cloud nine' means you are extremely happy or blissful.

Example: For a few days after I heard I'd got the job, I was on cloud nine.

Did you know...? This idiom originates in the fact that weather experts classify cloud nine as a particular type of cloud that is white and fluffy and very high up in the sky. To be up high in the sky is likened to paradise or being happy.

Idiom with similar meaning: To be 'over the moon'

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3 Responses to “English Idiom of the Day – Cloud Nine”

himmoah says:

July 29, 2011 at 1:21 am

like this idiom..cloud nine..it’s like my dream when I was child..
gregloby of Language|Exchange Project says:

October 7, 2011 at 2:03 pm

Interesting. I’m thinking of something.
Because nine is more than seven, is that mean that “to be on ‘cloud nine’” describes much more happy state than “to be in seventh heaven”? 🙂
- Jo says:
  
  October 11, 2011 at 8:32 am
  
  I think that must be it! 🙂

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