pleased as Punch

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*pleased as Punch

delighted; very pleased. (*Also: as ~.) (This refers to Punch from the "Punch and Judy" shows.) Child: Do you think Grandma will like the picture I'm making for her? Father: I think she'll be as pleased as Punch. Fred was pleased as Punch to discover that Ellen was making lemon pie, his favorite, for dessert.

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