happy as the day is long

Idioms  

1. Also, happy as a lark; happy as a clam (at high tide). Extremely glad, delighted, very cheerful, as in He was happy as the day is long, or When she heard the news she was happy as a lark, or Once I got the test results I was happy as a clam at high tide. The first of these similes dates from the late 1700s. The second alludes to the lark's beautiful, seemingly very happy, song. The third, from the early 1800s, alludes to the fact that clams can only be dug at low tide and therefore are safe at high tide; it is often shortened to happy as a clam.

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happy as the day is long

There you will be happy as the day is long.

From Japanese Fairy Tales by James, Grace

You will be as happy as the day is long at that school.'

From Hollyhock A Spirit of Mischief by Rainey, W. (William)

They are as happy as the day is long.

From Harper's Round Table, October 22, 1895 by Various

"I'm as happy as the day is long," and then he flew off to the orchard to sing to Mrs. Robin.

From Little Jack Rabbit and Chippy Chipmunk by Cory, David

And I'm to sweep and dust, and make my own dresses, and be as happy as the day is long.

From Roland Graeme: Knight A Novel of Our Time by Machar, Agnes Maule