domingo, 4 de janeiro de 2015

Origin of the idiom ON CLOUD NINE


The origin of the idiom ON CLOUD NINE comes from the US Weather Bureau. This organisation describes clouds by an arithmetic sequence. Level Nine is the very highest cumulonimbus which can reach 30,000 or 40,000 feet and appear as glorious white mountains in the sky. So if you are ON CLOUD NINE you are at the very peak of existence.

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