Idiom
pep in one's step
Meaning
A confident, happy, energetic or enthusiastic mood or manner.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“She has a lot of pep in her step today.”
“After hearing the good news about her promotion, she walked into the office with a real pep in her step.”
“Despite the long and difficult journey, the traveler moved with a renewed pep in his step as he finally caught sight of his home.”
Examples
simple
“She has a lot of pep in her step today.”
contextual
“After hearing the good news about her promotion, she walked into the office with a real pep in her step.”
complex
“Despite the long and difficult journey, the traveler moved with a renewed pep in his step as he finally caught sight of his home.”
Origin
Chosen for the rhyme; serendipitously, the word that happens to rhyme also allows for evocation of images of lively movement.
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