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not be a happy camper (British & American, humorous, British, humorous) to be annoyed about a situation. Her computer crashed an hour ago and she's lost a morning's work - she's not a happy camper. 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. be [glad/happy/pleased etc.] to see the back of someone/something to be pleased when someone leaves or when something ends because you did not like them. She was an absolute pain when she stayed with us and we were both really pleased to see the back of her. I'll be glad to see the back of this thesis. It's been going on far too long. a happy accident a pleasant situation or event that is not planned or intended. We never planned to have a third child - it was a happy accident. See also: accident the happy event (humorous) the birth of a child. So when are they expecting the happy event? See also: event a happy hunting ground a place where you can find exactly what you want. Flea markets are a happy hunting ground for people looking for antiques at good prices. See also: ground a happy medium a way of doing something which is good because it avoids being extreme. What you want from a holiday is a happy medium between activity and relaxation. (often + between) I'm either exercising all the time or I'm doing nothing but I can't seem to find a happy medium. See also: medium happy-go-lucky a happy-go-lucky person is happy all of the time and does not worry about anything. He struck me as a happy-go-lucky kind of guy. trigger-happy someone who is trigger-happy uses their gun too often and without thinking carefully. The book's main character is a trigger-happy New York detective. a few fries short of a Happy Meal not very intelligent. I could tell he was a few fries short of a Happy Meal, but unfortunately you can't arrest someone for being stupid. Usage notes: this idiom appears in many different forms, including a few cards short of a full deck, a few bricks short of a full load, a few clowns short of a circus, and a few Cokes short of a six-pack, all with the same meaning (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: clam How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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There are lots of little happinesses to be found in everyday life. It was born of ``a firm belief that families, all around the world, have the same values and the same tragedies and the same happinesses,'' she said. What poor elements are our happinesses made of," Donne writes in his fourteenth devotion, "if time, time which we can scarce consider to be any thing, be an essential part of our happiness |
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