Question

Choose the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase:

To be on cloud nine

• A. To die
• B. To win a prize
• C. To be very happy
• D. To be unsure

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

To be very happy

An idiom is an expression that has a meaning different from the literal meaning of the words in that expression.

The given expression is an idiom, it does not literally mean 'to be placed on top of the 9th cloud'.

Option C: 'To be on cloud nine' means 'to be extremely happy and excited'.

The same is mentioned in option C, hence it is correct.

Option A: The phrase 'die' does not express the meaning of the idiom.

Options B and D: 'To win a prize' and 'to be unsure' also do not express the meaning of the idiom.

There is no relation between these phrases and the idiomatic expression here.

Hence, options A, B and D are wrong.