tickled pink
/ˌtɪkld ˈpɪŋk/INFORMAL · C1
Meaning
very pleased
Examples
- 1Mum was tickled pink when we surprised her with breakfast in bed.
- 2The children were tickled pink with their homemade medals.
- 3His old students sent Grandad a card for his eightieth birthday, and he was tickled pink.
- 4Aisha will be tickled pink if you remember her name at the reunion.
- 5Were you tickled pink when your drawing was chosen for the school calendar?
Grammar
Used after be, feel or look. The phrase itself does not change.
Similar in meaning
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