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1 happy
'hæpi1) (having or showing a feeling of pleasure or contentment: a happy smile; I feel happy today.) lykkelig, glad2) (willing: I'd be happy to help you.) glad, ville gjerne3) (lucky: By a happy chance I have the key with me.) lykkelig, heldig•- happily
- happy-go-lucky
- happy mediumglad--------heldig--------lykkeligadj. \/ˈhæpɪ\/1) glad, lykkelig2) heldig, gunstig, fremgangsrik, gledelig3) heldig, velvalgt, treffende, slagferdig, velturnert, elegantgod tanke\/idé4) -galas happy as the day is long så glad som dagen er langbe happy trives ( hverdagslig) være pussa, være småfullhappy about glad for, trygg på(as) happy as a sandboy eller (as) happy as Larry eller (as) happy as a clam svært glad, (over)lykkelig(here's) happy days! skål!happy dispatch ( slang) harakiri (selvmord)happy hour (hverdagslig, på bar e.l.) happy hourhappy hunting-grounds ( overført) gode jaktmarkerhappy medium den gylne middelveia Happy New Year! Godt nytt år!happy with fornøyd (med) -
2 sandboy
subst. \/ˈsændbɔɪ\/bare i uttrykk(as) happy as a sandboy eller (as) jolly as a sandboy glad som ei lerke, i den sjuende himmel
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happy as a sandboy — extremely happy … English contemporary dictionary
happy as a sandboy — Very happy. Very carefree … A concise dictionary of English slang
(as) happy as a sandboy (or Brit. Larry or N. Amer. a clam) — extremely happy. [prob. orig. denoting a boy hawking sand for sale.] → happy … English new terms dictionary
be as happy as a sandboy — be as happy as Larry/a sandboy British & Australian, American to be very happy and to have no worries. We married nine days after we met, and three years on we re happy as Larry. Since he s been at college he s as happy as a clam … New idioms dictionary
sandboy — ► NOUN (in phrase as happy as a sandboy) ▪ extremely happy or carefree. ORIGIN probably originally denoting a boy going around selling sand … English terms dictionary
sandboy — n. Phrases and idioms: happy as a sandboy extremely happy or carefree. Etymology: prob. = a boy hawking sand for sale * * * noun a young peddler of sand; used now only to express great happiness in happy as a sandboy • Regions: ↑United Kingdom,… … Useful english dictionary
happy — adj. (happier, happiest) 1 feeling or showing pleasure or contentment. 2 a fortunate; characterized by happiness. b (of words, behaviour, etc.) apt, pleasing. 3 colloq. slightly drunk. 4 (in comb.) colloq. inclined to use excessively or at random … Useful english dictionary
sandboy — /ˈsændbɔɪ/ (say sandboy) phrase happy as a sandboy, Colloquial extremely happy …
happy — /ˈhæpi / (say hapee) adjective (happier, happiest) 1. characterised by or indicative of pleasure, content, or gladness: a happy mood. 2. delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person. 3. favoured by fortune; …
happy — adjective (happier, happiest) 1》 feeling or showing pleasure or contentment. ↘willing to do or accept something. 2》 fortunate and convenient: a happy coincidence. 3》 [in combination] informal inclined to use a specified thing excessively or… … English new terms dictionary
sandboy — noun a) A boy who sells sand Up and down the street not a child was to be seen. A sandboy with a donkey cart was the sole human arrangement in it. b) A proverbially happy or jolly person Drink always rubbed him the right way, and he would reach… … Wiktionary