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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. See also: happy shut up like a clam to suddenly stop talking and to refuse to say any more. When I asked him about his trip to Korea, he shut up like a clam. clam up to refuse to talk or answer. Every time I think he's going to tell me what's bothering him, he just clams up. Etymology: based on the behavior of a clam (= a sea creature), which quickly closes its shell when something touches it (as) happy as a clam very happy. I am happy as a clam living all by myself in this little house by the sea. Etymology: based on the full form of the phrase happy as a clam in mud at high tide (= a clam that cannot be dug up and eaten, which therefore could be considered happy) See also: happy |
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Although that was five years ago, Bashi, who now runs the ornate Belt Mamlouka boutique hotel in Damascus' maze-like Old City, clammed up when I asked her about the incident. At one point, Vermeil introduced Kinnear to the entire team and then clammed up, giving Kinnear the floor. He was still attacking Terri Schiavo's husband after other Republicans, with an eye toward opinion polls, clammed up. |
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