happy as a clam
Example Sentences
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“Once I get Mittens back, I’ll be as happy as a clam, and my life can get back to normal. I just need my baby back.”
From Washington Post • Oct. 21, 2022
The phrase happy as a clam is generally believed to have begun as happy as a clam at high tide.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2022
My middle child is in fifth grade and is happy as a clam but somehow has less work than their siblings.
From Slate • Sep. 24, 2020
“I’m happy as a clam, to be honest.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2019
He said it made him happy as a clam at high water to know I had a new friend.
From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech
