Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - thrilled

1. If someone is thrilled, they are extremely pleased about something. I was so thrilled to get a good report from him... Sue and John were especially thrilled with this award... = delighted ADJ: v-link ADJ, oft ADJ to-inf, ADJ prep, ADJ that • If you say that someone is thrilled to bits, you are emphasizing the fact that they are extremely pleased about something. You can also say thrilled to pieces, especially in American English. I’m thrilled to bits to have won the cash... PHRASE: v-link PHR, oft PHR to-inf, PHR at/with n/-ing c darkgreen]emphasis 2. see also thrill