Thrill to pieces
Also, thrill to death . Give great pleasure, delight, as in I was just thrilled to pieces with our new grandson , or He was thrilled to death when he first saw the Himalayas . Both of these hyperbolic terms use thrill in the sense of “affect with sudden emotion,” a usage dating from the late 1500s. Also see tickled pink
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verb (used without object), thrived or throve, thrived or thriven [thriv-uh n] /ˈθrɪv ən/ (Show IPA), thriving. 1. to prosper; be fortunate or successful. 2. to grow or develop vigorously; flourish: The children thrived in the country. verb (intransitive) thrives, thriving, thrived, throve, thrived, thriven (ˈθrɪvən) 1. to grow strongly and vigorously 2. to do […]
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verb (used without object), thrived or throve, thrived or thriven [thriv-uh n] /ˈθrɪv ən/ (Show IPA), thriving. 1. to prosper; be fortunate or successful. 2. to grow or develop vigorously; flourish: The children thrived in the country. verb (intransitive) thrives, thriving, thrived, throve, thrived, thriven (ˈθrɪvən) 1. to grow strongly and vigorously 2. to do […]