What is a happy-as-up metaphor?

What is a happy-as-up metaphor?

Definition
	A conventional metaphor in which a happy state is represented as an upward position.

Examples
	Here are some examples in English:
	I'm feeling up. That boosted my spirits. My spirits rose. You're in high spirits. Thinking about her always gives me a lift.

Generic
	A happy-as-up metaphor is a kind of
	What is a metaphor for emotions?

Source
	Lakoff, G. and Johnson 1980

Context for this page:

Concept module: happy-as-up metaphor
In modular book: Metaphors in English, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H. Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
In bookshelf: Lexicon

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