Definition of 'to jump for joy'
If you say that someone is jumping for joy, you mean that they are very pleased or happy about something. He jumped for joy on being told the news.
What is meant by jump for joy?
: to jump up and down because one is very happy.
How do you use jump with joy?
feel extreme happiness or elation.
- I jumped for joy.
- I didn't expect them to jump for joy at the news .
- I fairly jumped for joy.
- He jumped for joy on being told the news.
- I didn't exactly jump for joy when I heard the news.
- I literally jumped for joy when I heard the news.Sentencedict.
