Idioms about happiness

List of Expressions and Idioms to Express Happiness

• Be a barrel of laughs
• Be footloose and fancy-free
• Blow away the cobwebs
• Chill out
• Feast your eyes on
• Full of the joys of spring
• Guilty pleasure
• Happy-go-lucky
• Have a ball
• Have a whale of a time
• Have the time of your life
• In full swing
• In one’s element
• Let one’s hair down
• More fun than a barrel of monkeys
• Take it easy
• With bells on

Happy Idioms with Meaning and Examples

Be a barrel of laughs

• Meaning: To be fun, funny, and pleasant.
• Example: I always have so much fun when Katie’s around—she’s a barrel of laughs!

Be footloose and fancy-free

• Meaning: To be free of responsibilities, including romantic commitments
• Example: I love being a single woman, so I intend to be footloose and fancy-free for a long time.

Blow away the cobwebs

• Meaning: If something blows away the cobwebs, it makes you feel more lively and refreshes your ideas.
• Example: When was the last time you left the house? Come on, get out there and blow away the cobwebs!

Chill out

• Meaning: Do something that helps them to calm down and relax for a while.
• Example: Just chill out—panicking about being late won’t make me drive any faster.

Feast your eyes on

• Meaning: To take great pleasure in looking at someone or something
• Example: If you’re looking for new kitchen utensils, feast your eyes onthese goodies.

Full of the joys of spring

• Meaning: Very happy, enthusiastic and full of energy
• Example: You look full of the joys of spring this morning.

Guilty pleasure

• Meaning: Enjoying something which is not generally held in high regard, while at the same time feeling a bit guilty about it, is called a guilty pleasure.
• Example: I know these gossip magazines are trashy, but reading them on my commute home is my guilty pleasure!

Happy-go-lucky

• Meaning: If you are a happy-go-lucky person, you are cheerful and carefree all the time.
• Example: He’s a happy-go-lucky sort of guy – always in good humour.

Have a ball

• Meaning: To have a very enjoyable time
• Example: The kids really had a ball at the birthday party—they won’t stop talking about it!

Have a whale of a time

• Meaning: To enjoy yourself very much
• Example: We had a whale of a time on holiday.

Have the time of your life

• Meaning: If you have the time of our life, you enjoy yourself very much.
• Example: I traveled to France for the first time last summer, and I had the time of my life!

In full swing

• Meaning: When something, such as an event, gets into full swing, it is at its busiest or liveliest time.
• Example: After a slow start, the convention is now in full swing.

In one’s element

• Meaning: In a situation which is entirely suitable, familiar, or enjoyable.
• Example: You can tell he’s completely in his element when he’s talking about fossils.

Let one’s hair down

• Meaning: To relax and enjoy themselves.
• Example: Come on, Jim, this is a party! Let your hair down and go a little wild!

More fun than a barrel of monkeys

• Meaning: A very good time; a pleasant occasion
• Example: The circus was more fun than a barrel of monkeys.

Take it easy

• Meaning: When you relax, or do things at a comfortable pace, you take it easy.
• Example: It’s nice to slow down at the week-end and take it easy.

With bells on

• Meaning: Eagerly, willingly, and on time.
• Example: All the smiling children were there waiting for me with bells on their toes.