Tuesday 23 July 2013

Be on cloud nine

Meaning:

  • If you say you are on cloud nine, you are very happy.


Example sentence:

I could see that she was on cloud nine when she learned the news. But I wasn't so happy.



Questions for you to answer:

  1. When were you last on cloud nine?
  2. In what situations are you on cloud nine?
  3. What can this 'nine' refer to? Why would anyone want to give clouds numbers?


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