one's heart leaps

idiom

used to say that someone becomes very happy or joyful about something
Our hearts leapt when we heard that she had won.

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“One's heart leaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one%27s%20heart%20leaps. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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