many happy returns

English

Noun

many happy returns

1. (idiomatic) A greeting, usually for birthdays, in reference to the passing year; Happy birthday!

   The earliest attributable use was by Lady Newdigate in a letter written in 1789 (and published in Newdigate-Newdegate Cheverels in 1898):

   Many happy returns of ye day to us my Dr Love.

Translations

Many happy returns!

• Finnish: paljon onnea (fi)
• Greek: χρόνια πολλά (el) (chrónia pollá) m pl 

• Latvian: daudz baltu dieniņu (lv)
• Manx: laa ruggyree sonney dhyt (gv)