happy as a clam

English

Alternative forms

happy as a clam at high water

Pronunciation

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Adjective

(as ) happy as a clam

(simile) Very happy and carefree.
- 2000, Zadie Smith, White Teeth, Penguin Books (2001), page 363:
  Marlene [...] ran off into the parade ground happy as a clam.

Synonyms

see Thesaurus:happy

Translations

very happy and carefree

Catalan: més content que un gínjol (ca)
Czech: šťastný jako blecha
Dutch: zo gelukkig als een kind
Finnish: iloinen kuin peipponen
Portuguese: mais feliz que pinto no lixo (pt)
Romanian: în culmea fericirii
Scottish Gaelic: cho sona ri bròg
Spanish: feliz como un regaliz, feliz como una perdiz, más contento que unas castañuelas
Swedish: glad som en lärka (sv)

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