on top of the world

on top of the world
on top of the world
Fig. feeling wonderful; glorious; ecstatic. •

Wow, I feel on top of the world.

Since he got a new job, he's on top of the world.

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or[sitting on top of the world] also (Southern)[sitting on high cotton] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Feeling pleased and happy; feeling successful. * /John was on top of the world when he found out that he got into college./ * /When Ruth won first prize in the contest, she felt as though she was sitting on top of the world./ * /The girls were sitting on high cotton because their basketball team had won the trophy./ Compare: FLYING HIGH, WALK ON AIR.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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