单词 | happy as larry |
释义 | > as lemmashappy as Larry happy as Larry, extremely happy. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > happiness > [adjective] eadyeOE i-selic888 i-sundfulc1000 seelya1272 graciousa1387 brighta1413 happy1477 beneurous1483 benewred1483 feliciousc1485 sunshine1594 faust1676 roseate1787 as happy (or jolly, etc.) as a sandboy1821 felicitous1824 happy as Larry1905 1905 T. Collins in Barrier Truth (Broken Hill, New S. Wales) 29 Dec. 1 Now that the adventure was drawing to an end, I found a peace of mind that all the old fogies on the river couldn't disturb. I was as happy as Larry. 1915 L. Stone Betty Wayside xix. 254 If it hadn't been for that busybody we'd have been as happy as Larry. 1934 T. Wood Cobbers iii. 25 He said he was as happy as Larry to see a fresh face. 1938 S. Beckett Murphy ix. 180 Kept in peace they would have been as happy as Larry, short for Lazarus. 1946 F. Sargeson That Summer 32 Then he'd hop round happy as Larry. 1966 S. J. Baker Austral. Lang. (ed. 2) xii. 271 Happy as Larry, extremely happy. Possibly but not certainly commemorating the noted Australian pugilist Larry Foley (1847–1917). 1966 B. Kennelly Collection One: Getting up Early 26 The Knockanore woman was happy as Larry. 1967 Daily Mail 18 Jan. 12/3 The tobacco and pipe trade..are as happy as Larry that Dr. Cameron..has won the award. < as lemmas |
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