I was tickled to death to have you visit us.We were tickled pink when your flowers arrived.
Idiom
tickled to death
very pleased.
We were tickled to death that she finally got the Tony award for best actress.
tickled to death
⇨ tickled; tickled to death; tickled pinkadjective very pleased UK, 1907
tickled to death
Very pleased with someone or something, perhaps to the point of giddiness. My family loves my boyfriend as much as I do, so they were just tickled to death to hear that we're getting married.Your mother is really tickled to death that you've decided to go to her alma mater.