in high spirits

idiom

: very happy and excited
All the children were in high spirits on the last day of school.

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Walpole’s chief executive officer Helen Brocklebank was in high spirits and praised Britain’s 81 billion pound luxury sector. Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 19 Nov. 2024 After a 5-1 road trip, there still was plenty of reason to be in high spirits. Dennis Lin, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024 Despite the incident, the royals remained in high spirits during their appearances in Sydney on Oct. 22, where King Charles visited the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence and the Melanoma Institute Australia, the world’s leading facility for melanoma research and treatment. Janine Henni, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024 Most troops appeared in high spirits in the days after the ground operation began. Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 12 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in high spirits 

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“In high spirits.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20high%20spirits. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.

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