| gen. |
as happy as a clam (at high tide); as pleased as Punch; as happy as a king (Anglophile); as pleased as a dog with two tails (Anglophile); pleased as a dog with two tails (Anglophile); as happy as a clam at high water (Svetlana D); like a dog with two tails; happy as a clam at high tide (This is the complete expression, although it is seldom used. The "at high tide" part was so often omitted that eventually it was forgotten. Now most people don't know how the saying ends or why a clam would be happy. Бэки); happy as a king (Anglophile) |
