Meaning of over the rainbow | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Extremely happy; thrilled.
2. The afterlife or the path a soul takes to reach the afterlife.
3. Beyond one's grasp; impossible to reach or achieve.

Examples

“So when we landed in Rosedale that Saturday the 28th of June, we weren't in Toronto anymore, but only Grandma was over the rainbow to see us.”

“It practically called out to me, and when I saw the three dollar price tag, I was over the rainbow for it.”

“She was beyond happiness, she was over the rainbow.”

“Somewhere over the rainbow My son waits for me, There in the presence of our Heavenly Father He's as happy as can be.”

“Knowing that these would be my final moments with my son, I told him that if he needed to go, it would be all right. And with my cheek against his, I whispered in his ear, “I'll meet you just over the rainbow, tomorrow.””

“One thing for sure, I won't know until I die. And it looks like we don't let the ones left behind know what is over the rainbow.”

“I mean the man I'm based on is dead and gone. His soul rose up over the rainbow and is headed for an existence way beyond what we are.”

“Even if it is finished and we have no souls, there may still be some higher order of intelligence out there, somewhere over the rainbow, or in a parallel universe we cannot see.”

“Where is the pot of gold over the rainbow here?”

“Some of these dreams have always felt “over the rainbow” while others appeared to almost be in our grasp.”

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