pleased as Punch

1. Delighted, as in We were pleased as Punch when they asked us to be god-parents. This term alludes to the character Punch in Punch and Judy shows, who is always very happy when his evil deeds succeed. [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

Yet the TV star looked pleased as punch to be back there, shaking a shaker as Nelson opened his set, as always, with “Whiskey River.”

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I think it’s good for the sport and I would be pleased as punch if you could join us in attending the play one of these days.”

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Trump’s team was pleased as punch for much of the week, seeing all these new candidates jump into the presidential race for him to smush.

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“I’m pleased as punch!” the singer wrote Sunday on Instagram as she posed with the golden award, adding, “I’m so so honored to receive this.”

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"I'm pleased as punch!" said the star on receiving her latest prize.

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