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pleased as Punch

Idioms  

  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]

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The people inside his picture frames looked desperate on the whole, not ecstatic, but people on the outside looking in were generally pleased as Punch.

From Time Magazine Archive

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.

From Time Magazine Archive

As photographers swarmed into his office, Avery playfully rubbed Beck's bald head, looked pleased as Punch when the union leader said: "You've got more hair than I have."

From Time Magazine Archive

Said Director Mack, pleased as Punch: "I don't know how they do it."

From Time Magazine Archive

“Quite so, Haldane; quite so,” chuckled Spokeshave, as pleased as Punch at the imaginary compliment.

From The Ghost Ship A Mystery of the Sea by Austin, Henry

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