cloud nine

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)Often in the phraseon cloud nine: astateofbliss,elationorhappiness.He was oncloud ninefor days after she agreed to marry him.1978,Watchman Nee, “Living by Faith”, inThe Salvation of the Soul: Translated from the Chinese, New York, N.Y.: Christian Fellowship Publishers,→ISBN,page107:In your zeal you may not feel you are undertaking a thing for your own sake but think you are doing so for God. Nevertheless, you should remember that at the time of great excitement as though you were oncloud nine, you may perhaps be most fleshly!1998,Shirlee Emmons, Alma Thomas, “Postperformance Management”, inPower Performance for Singers: Transcending the Barriers, New York, N.Y.; Oxford:Oxford University Press,→ISBN:Following a highly successful tour of Italy in July/August 1993, with recital and orchestral appearances and an especially inspiring last performance, I returned to New York oncloud nineand full of euphoria.[2000May,Eknath Easwaran, chapter 12, inA More Ardent Fire: From Everyday Love to Love of God, Tomales, Calif.: Nilgiri Press,→ISBN,page142:Most of us do not think of excitement as a problem. After all, doesn't everybody like to be oncloud number nine? I agree: if we could stay oncloud number nine, life might be very pleasant. But, as all of us know, the cloud eventually evaporates. Then we not only come abruptly back to earth; we usually burrow right into its depths and hide – that is, we go into a depression.]2008,Melissa de la Cruz, “Not Quite Ready for Her Close-up”, inLip Gloss Jungle(Ashleys; 4), New York, N.Y.:Aladdin Mix,→ISBN; republished asPopularity Takeover(The Ashley Project), New York, N.Y.: Aladdin Mix,2015April,→ISBN,pages176–177:A. A. scanned the crowd and spotted Lili's happy face. Lili had been oncloud nineever since she and Max had gotten back together.2010, Thumbiko Shumba, chapter 1, inWorklife, Pittsburgh, Pa.: RoseDog Books,→ISBN,page 1:On the first day at the university I was oncloud ninethat I had begun my intellectual life. I was happy to join the cream of creams.2012,Katy Perry,Max Martin,Bonnie McKee,Dr. Luke,Cirkut, “Wide Awake”, inTeenage Dream: The Complete Confection‎[1], performed byKaty Perry:Falling fromcloud nine/ Crashing from the high / I'm letting go tonight / Yeah, I'm falling fromcloud nine; (idiomatic,possiblynonstandard)A state offantasticorimpracticaldreamingorthinking.1970July 16, W. E. Cushen, “The Management of Change”, in Frances C. Bell, Harold F. Wollin, editors,Report of the 55th National Conference on Weights and Measures 1970: Sponsored by the National Bureau of Standards; Attended by Officials from the Various States, Counties, and Cities, and Representatives from U.S. Government, Industry, and Consumer Organizations, Salt Lake City, Utah, July 13–17, 1970(NBS Special Publication;342), Washington, D.C.:National Bureau of Standards,United States Department of Commerce, published April 1971,→OCLC,page152:Now, the system approach, needless to say, wants to help out in that particular problem, but it lives up oncloud ninefor the most part. This is one of the reasons that it has not made more headway than it has in the civilian agencies of government.1973May, Robert Schindler, “Puget Sound Region—Establishing a Continuing Program[Question Period]”, in Jacob Silver, editor,Geographic Base File System—Establishing a Continuing Program: Conference Proceedings: January 18 and 19, 1973, Seattle, Wash.(Computerized Geographic Coding Series;GE60 no. 4), Washington, D.C.:Bureau of the Census, Social and Economic Statistics Administration,U.S. Department of Commerce,→OCLC,page26, column 2:Mr. Walsh –[…]It sounds like the purpose of the geographic base coding system is to fulfill a planning function of the agency. If that is not the case, then I am concerned as that is one way to get up on "cloud nine"—that is, to not associate with end products.1981July 28,Basil Arthur, “Appropriation Bill—Financial Statement”, inParliamentary Debates (Hansard): Third Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament:House of Representatives, volume 439 (Comprising the Period from 17 July to 7 August 1981), Wellington, N.Z.: P. D. Hasselberg, government printer,→OCLC,page2049:Members are living oncloud nineif they think that playing the stock-numbers game is doing anything for the farmers or the country.2000,Murray N[ewton] Rothbard, “War, Peace, and the State”, inEgalitarianism as a Revolt against Nature and Other Essays, 2nd edition, Auburn, Ala.:Ludwig von Mises Institute,→ISBN,pages115–116:By coming to grips with these problems, we can demonstrate that libertarianism is not just a beautiful ideal somewhere onCloud Nine, but a tough-minded body of truths that enables us to take our stand and to cope with the whole host of issues of our day.

Examples:

EN: Still on cloud nine with the bride.
ES: Tú estás en las nubes con la novia.
EN: I felt like I was on cloud nine with my 75.
ES: Me sentí como en las nubes con mi notable.
EN: I was trying hard to keep my head and not start climbing up to cloud nine like old dom. But it wasn't easy.
ES: Intenté mantener la calma y no subirme a las nubes como Dom, pero no era fácil.
EN: Deke Rivers is on cloud nine because of you.
ES: Deke Rivers está en las nubes por ti.
EN: Right now she's on cloud nine with that quack Zinthrop but I'd hate to be around when she comes back down to Earth.
ES: Por ahora vive en las nubes con ese loco. Odiaría estar cerca cuando vuelva a aterrizar.
EN: I didn't think it got boring on cloud nine.
ES: No creo que os aburrierais en el séptimo cielo.
EN: In here, you're not on cloud nine.
ES: Aquí, no estás en la nube nueve.
EN: We wouldn't ask him for his thoughts per se, but this is what I really meant by cloud nine.
ES: No le preguntábamos en qué pensaba, pero eso significaba que estaba en euforia.
EN: You're so beautiful when you're in high spirits, I'm on cloud nine.
ES: Estás preciosa animada. Estoy en el séptimo cielo.
EN: You see that he's on cloud nine.
ES: No ves que está en las nubes.
EN: Today when I got an opportunity to go for a movie with you, I was on cloud nine.
ES: Hoy cuando tenía la oportunidad de ver una película contigo, estuve en el séptimo cielo.
EN: Make cloud nine look soft.
ES: Sentirás que estás volando.
EN: Miss Maggie, I figured you'd be on cloud nine about now.
ES: Señorita Maggie, pensé que ahora estarías en las nubes.
EN: I'm on cloud nine.
ES: Estoy en las nueve nubes!
EN: I'd have to look down to see cloud nine.
ES: Tengo que mirar hacia abajo para ver las nueve Nubes.

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