pleased as Punch
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Said he, pleased as Punch: "She's a great ship . . . sweet as a peach."
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When he steams into second base, say, on a long double, he invariably hoists up his pants to his bulging waistline and stands on the base looking pleased as Punch.
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But by rehearsal's end he was pleased as Punch.
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Said Director Mack, pleased as Punch: "I don't know how they do it."
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And there was old Reardon chuckling over it, and looking as pleased as Punch.
From Blue Jackets The Log of the Teaser by Handforth, W.B.
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