Idiom
tickle pink
Meaning
To thoroughly delight or amuse; to elate.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“She was tickled pink by the surprise gift.”
“My grandmother was tickled pink when all her grandchildren visited her for the weekend.”
“The young artist was tickled pink to discover that the gallery had chosen her painting for the main exhibition.”
Examples
simple
“She was tickled pink by the surprise gift.”
contextual
“My grandmother was tickled pink when all her grandchildren visited her for the weekend.”
complex
“The young artist was tickled pink to discover that the gallery had chosen her painting for the main exhibition.”
Origin
From tickle and pink.
Key words
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