To feel exceptionally good, healthy, confident, or successful; to experience a state of physical and emotional well-being.
This American phrase emerged in the 1930s during the Great Depression, when a million dollars represented unimaginable wealth. The specific figure 'million bucks' (rather than 'million dollars') adds colloquial warmth to what could be a cold monetary reference.
It's fascinating that we measure our best feelings in terms of money - not health, love, or achievement, but cold hard cash. This phrase reveals something quintessentially American: the belief that feeling wealthy and feeling good are essentially the same thing.
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