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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Hill, however, appeared to be in high spirits as he was shuttled off the field, apparently cracking jokes about the state of his leg. Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025 Singing off-key, dancing around, and grabbing a slice of pizza before heading out kept her in high spirits. Larry Stansbury, Essence, 19 Sep. 2025 Seth Rogen and Adam Scott are in high spirits at Apple TV+'s Emmy Awards Celebration on Sept. 14 in L.A. Justin Theroux looks handsome as ever at the HBO Max's post-Emmy reception at San Vicente Bungalows on Sept. 14 in West Hollywood. Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025 Browne was in high spirits at the kickoff cocktail event. Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2025 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 6 Oct. 2025.

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