happy as a clam

English

Alternative forms

• happy as a clam at high water

Pronunciation

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Adjective

(as) happy as a clam

1. (simile) Very happy and carefree.
   • 2000, Zadie Smith, White Teeth, London: Penguin Books, published 2001, →ISBN, page 363:

     Marlene […] ran off into the parade ground happy as a clam, […] .

Synonyms

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Translations

very happy and carefree

• Catalan: més content que un gínjol (ca)
• Czech: šťastný jako blecha
• Dutch: zo gelukkig als een kind
• Finnish: iloinen kuin peipponen
• French: gai comme un pinson (fr)
• Polish: cały w skowronkach
• Portuguese: mais feliz que pinto no lixo (pt)
• Romanian: în culmea fericirii
• Scottish Gaelic: cho sona ri bròg
• Spanish: feliz como un regaliz, feliz como una perdiz, más contento que unas castañuelas
• Swedish: glad som en lärka (sv)