happy as a clam
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happy as a clam
- Originally happy-as-a-clam-at-full-tide; it may refer to the fact that when the tide is full, nobody is digging clams.See also related terms for
tide.
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References in periodicals archive
The bald, bearded guy with the baggy T-shirt that David, 68, is now looks as
happy as a clam.
Digging up clams this large makes you feel, well,
happy as a clam, but most Pismos are smaller.
When he took things apart, he was as
happy as a clam. He loved studying the sciences and dissecting household appliances.
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