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go into orbit

[go into orbit] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To become very happy or successful. * /Our team has gone into orbit./ Compare: [FLY HIGH]. 2. To lose one's temper or control […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

[in] or [into orbit] {adj. phr.} Thrilled; exuberantly happy; in very high spirits. * /When Carol won the lottery she went right into orbit./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

old hat

[old hat] {adj.}, {informal} Old-fashioned; not new or different. * /By now, putting satellites in orbit is old hat to space scientists./ * /Andrea thought her mother's ideas about dating […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

put one's finger on

[put one's finger on] also [lay one's finger on] {v. phr.} To find exactly. * /The engineers couldn't put their fingers on the reason for the rocket's failure to orbit./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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