happy as a clam en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From happy as a clam at high water/happy as a clam at high tide (a clam at this time would be difficult to catch).
Meanings
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(qualifier:simile) Very happy and carefree.
Marlene […] ran off into the parade ground happy as a clam, […].
2000, Zadie Smith, White Teeth, London: Penguin Books, published 2001, →ISBN, page 363:'Everyone comes down on me like a load of bricks. Then you walk in with a pretty girl on your arm looking as happy as a clam.'
1954, Ian Fleming, “The Everglades”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 127:
Synonyms
happy as a clam at high water · happy
Translations (15)
ca més content que un gínjol (very happy and carefree) · fi iloinen kuin peipponen (very happy and carefree) · vi vui như tết (very happy and carefree) · it felice come una Pasqua (very happy and carefree) · es feliz como un regaliz (very happy and carefree) · es más contento que unas castañuelas (very happy and carefree) · nl zo gelukkig als een kind (very happy and carefree) · gd cho sona ri bròg (very happy and carefree) · ro în culmea fericirii (very happy and carefree) · es feliz como una perdiz (very happy and carefree) · fr gai comme un pinson (very happy and carefree) · cs šťastný jako blecha (very happy and carefree) · pl cały w skowronkach (very happy and carefree) · pt mais feliz que pinto no lixo (very happy and carefree) · sv glad som en lärka (very happy and carefree)