in good spirits

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in good spirits

Fig. happy and cheerful; positive and looking toward the future, despite unhappy circumstances. The patient is in good spirits and that will speed her recovery. Tom wasn't in very good spirits after he heard the bad news.

See also: good, spirit

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Vanstone had unquestionably left the house in good spirits. No Name by Collins, Wilkie View in context It is no less worthy, to observe, how little alteration in good spirits, the approaches of death make; for they appear to be the same men, till the last instant. The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context said the cat, 'how can one be in good spirits when one's life is in danger? Fairy Tales by Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm View in context			in fine feather in fits and starts in flagrante in flight in flux in focus In for a penny in for the kill in force in front of in full flight in full force in full swing in fun in gear in general in glory in glowing terms in good company in good conscience in good faith in good graces in good hands in good repair in good shape in good spirits in good time in great demand in great haste in hair in hand in harm's way in harmony in harness in heart of hearts in heat in heaven in heaven's name in high cotton in high dudgeon in high gear in his wisdom in hock in hog heaven in honor of in hopes of in horror in hot pursuit in hot water in hour of need in ink			in good books in good books in good books In good case In Good Company In Good Company In Good Company In Good Company In Good Company in good condition in good condition physically and functionally sound and sturdy in good conscience in good faith in good faith in good faith in good faith in good financial condition in good graces in good hands In good heart in good order in good order in good order in good part in good part in good part in good part in good part in good repair in good shape in good spirits in good taste in good taste in good time in good time in good time in good time in good time In grain in grand style in grand style in grand style in grand style in grand style in great confusion in great demand in great haste In gremio legis In gross In gross In Ground Effect In Group In Group In growing toenail in haec verba in hair in hair in hair in hair in half in half

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