be as happy as Larry

be as happy as Larry
be as happy as Larry/a sandboy British & Australian, American to be very happy and to have no worries.

We married nine days after we met, and three years on we're happy as Larry.

Since he's been at college he's as happy as a clam.


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  • happy as larry — When you re as happy as Larry, you re very happy indeed …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • happy as Larry — (informal) Completely happy • • • Main Entry: ↑happy …   Useful english dictionary

  • happy as Larry — adjective Extremely happy and carefree …   Wiktionary

  • happy as Larry — Phrs. Very happy …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • happy as Larry —  Very happy. Very carefree …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • as happy as Larry — Meaning Very happy. Origin Probably an Australian expression. Thought to refer to the Australian boxer Larry Foley (1847 1917). Why was he so happy? I ve no idea. An alternative explanation is that it relates to the Cornish and later Australian… …   Meaning and origin of phrases

  • happy — /ˈhæpi / (say hapee) adjective (happier, happiest) 1. characterised by or indicative of pleasure, content, or gladness: a happy mood. 2. delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person. 3. favoured by fortune; …  

  • Larry Fine — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Feinberg. Larry Fine, de son vrai nom Louis Feinberg, est un acteur et scénariste américain né le 5 octobre 1902 à Philadelphie, Pennsylvanie (États Unis), décédé le 24 janvier 1975 à Woodland …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Larry Bird — Infobox NBAretired width=200 caption=Larry Bird position=Small forward height=6 9 (2.06 m) number=33 birthdate=birth date and age|mf=yes|1956|12|7 West Baden Springs, Indiana, USA deathdate= debutyear=1979 finalyear=1992 draftyear=1978 draftround …   Wikipedia

  • LARRY — n. Phrases and idioms: as happy as Larry colloq. extremely happy. Etymology: 20th c.: orig. uncert.: cf. LARRIKIN …   Useful english dictionary

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