皆さんこんにちは。

お祭り気分の中、素敵な楽しいイディオムをご紹介します。

「light up like a  Christmas  tree 」は、とても幸せそうで、笑顔に溢れている状態を意味します。

例
ティム：
Hiromi is looking forward to seeing you.
(ヒロミがあなたに会いたがっていたよ。)

ジェイミー：
Oh really? I’m glad to hear that.
(本当に？嬉しいな。)

ティム：
Yes, she lit up like a Christmas tree when I told her you were coming over for Christmas.
(うん。クリスマスに君がやって来ると聞いて、とても喜んでいたよ。)

ジェイミー

[English version]

Hello there everyone,

Here is a nice jolly idiom for you to put you in a festive mood!

To “light up like a Christmas tree” means to look or seem very happy about something and be all smiles. 

Example’:

T.“Hiromi is looking forward to seeing you.”

J.“Oh really? I’m glad to hear that.”

“Yes, she lit up like a Christmas tree when I told her you were coming over for Christmas.” 

Hope that comes in handy,

Jaimie