Be Over the Moon

The following idioms express happiness:

to be over the moon: "He was over the moon when she agreed to marry him."

to be thrilled to bits: "They were thrilled to bits when they won the lottery."

to be in seventh heaven: "I was in seventh heaven when I learned that I was accepted into medical school."

to be on cloud nine: "He is on cloud nine because he is in love."

to jump for joy: "We jumped for joy when we won the game."

Be as Old as the Hills

A simile is a figure of speech in which two things are compared using "like" or "as" to make a description more vivid or emphatic.


We say that something or someone is "as old as the hills" to suggest that it, he or she has been around for a long time.


For example: Mrs. Jones can tell you about what New York was like during the Great Depression. She's as old as the hills.


Why do you think it's the hills, not the mountains or something else?

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(Could I) give you a lift?

This is the same as saying: Can I offer you a ride to some place? 

(Also used with can or may in place of could, and give instead of offer)

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WHEN PIGS FLY

Is it possible for a pig to fly? Have you ever seen a pig fly? 
A person uses the idiom - When Pigs Fly - to express, with sarcasm, that something will never happen or that they will never do something. 


For example: 


A:"Will you come see the new Star Trek movie with me?"
B: "When pigs fly! I hate science fiction."

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Shop Till You Drop

If you shop till you drop, you shop for such a long time that you drop, or fall down, once you are done.


Example: Whenever I am in New York, I shop till I drop because there are so many stores and so many sales.


Have you ever shopped till you dropped?

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On Cloud Nine

A person who is on cloud nine is extremely happy because something wonderful has happened.
  
Example: When he won a million dollars, he was on cloud nine.




Can you remember a time when you felt that you were on cloud nine?

Why do you think it is cloud number NINE, not seven, eight, or ten?