(AS) HAPPY AS A SANDBOY (OR BRIT. LARRY OR N. AMER. A CLAM)

Meaning of (AS) HAPPY AS A SANDBOY (OR BRIT. LARRY OR N. AMER. A CLAM) in English

(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

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OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
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AS — I. əz, (ˈ)az adverb Etymology: Middle English as, alse, alswa, adverb & conjunction, from Old English alswā, ealswā, ælswā just …
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AS — as 1 /az/ ; unstressed /euhz/ , adv. 1. to the same degree, amount, or extent; similarly; equally: I don't …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AS — / əz; NAmE ; strong form æz/ preposition , adverb , conjunction ■ preposition 1. used to describe sb/sth appearing …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AS — I. as 1 S1 W1 /əz; strong æz/ BrE AmE preposition , adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: eallswa …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AS — adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
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AS — adv., conj., & pron. adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
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OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
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AS — 1. adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or …
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AS — I. CONJUNCTION AND PREPOSITION USES /əz, STRONG æz/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
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OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
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OR — I союз или, иначе Make haste or else you will be late. ≈ Торопитесь, иначе вы опоздаете. or so ≈ …
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AS — (полная форма); (редуцированные формы) 1. предл. 1) в качестве; как He was employed as a teacher ≈ Он служил учителем. …
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OR — or.ogg _I ɔ: n геральд. цвет золота _II ɔ:,ə cj 1. связывает два или несколько предложений или однородных членов предложения, …
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AS — as.ogg _I 1. æz (полная форма); əz,z (редуцированные формы) rel pron 1. вводит придаточные определительные предложения или обороты с such …
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AS — _I 1. æz (полная форма); əz,z (редуцированные формы) rel pron 1. вводит придаточные определительные предложения или обороты с such , …
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AS — 1. _rel. 1> какой, который; this is the same book as I lost - это такая же книга, как та, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
AS — 1. rel. 1. какой, который; this is the same book as I lost - это такая же книга, как та, …
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AS — (полная форма); əz , z (редуцированные формы) 1. _pron. _rel. 1> какой, который; this is the same book as I …
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OR — I союз или, иначе Make haste or else you will be late. ≈ Торопитесь, иначе вы опоздаете. or so ≈ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
AS — (полная форма); (редуцированные формы) 1. предл. 1) в качестве; как He was employed as a teacher ≈ Он служил учителем. …
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HAPPY — adj. (happier, happiest) 1 feeling or showing pleasure or contentment. 2 a fortunate; characterized by happiness. b (of words, behaviour, …
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HAPPY — adj. (happier, happiest) 1 feeling or showing pleasure or contentment. 2 a fortunate; characterized by happiness. b (of words, behaviour, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HAPPY — adj. (happier, happiest) 1. feeling or showing pleasure or contentment. 2 a fortunate; characterized by happiness. b (of words, behaviour, …
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BRIT — I. noun Date: 1901 ~on 2, II. abbreviation ~ain; ~ish
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AMER — abbreviation ~ica; ~ican
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LARRY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Adler Larry Bird Larry Joe Holmes Larry King Larry McMurtry Larry Jeff Rivers Larry
Английский словарь Британика
CLAM — I In general, any bivalve mollusk . True clams, in the strict sense, have equal shells, closed by two opposing …
Английский словарь Британика
N — I. ˈen noun ( plural n's or ns ˈenz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the 14th letter …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LARRY — I. ˈlarē noun ( -es ) Etymology: perhaps from Larry, nickname for the name Lawrence 1. : a long-handled hoe …
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CLAM
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BRIT — I. noun or britt ˈbrit ( -s ) Etymology: modification of Cornish brȳthel mackerel, literally, speckled, from brȳth speckled + …
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SANDBOY — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: sand (I) + boy 1. : a peddler of sand at a seashore resort — used chiefly …
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AMER- — combining form or amero- Usage: capitalized Etymology: American : American Amero phile : American and Amer asian
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LARRY — (n.) Same as Lorry, or Lorrie.
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HAPPY — (superl.) Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy expedient; a happy effort; …
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CLAM — (v. t.) A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; as, the long clam (Mya arenaria), the …
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BRIT — (n.) Alt. of Britt
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LARRY — ( n. ) Same as Lorry, or Lorrie.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CLAM — ( v. t. ) A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; as, the long clam (Mya …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BRIT — ( n. ) Alt. of Britt
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'N — /euhn/ , conj. Pron. Spelling. and: Stop 'n save. Look 'n listen. Also, 'n' .
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LARRY — /lar"ee/ , n. a male given name, form of Lawrence, Laurence .
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LARRY — larry 1 /lar"ee/ , n. , pl. larries . a hoe with a perforated blade for mixing mortar or plaster. …
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CLAM — clam 1 — clamlike , adj. — clammer , n. /klam/ , n. , v. , clammed, clamming . n. …
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BRIT — /brit/ , n. Informal. Briton (def. 1). [ 1900-05; by shortening ]
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BRIT — /brit/ , n. 1. the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales. 2. the young of …
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AMER. — 1. America. 2. Also, Amer American.
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SANDBOY — n. (British) young sand peddler, young boy selling sand at a seashore resort
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BRIT — n. small herring
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LARRY — n. male first name (form of Lawrence)
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BRIT — n. (British) award ceremony similar to the American Grammies
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N — I. ˈen noun ( plural n's or ns ˈenz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CLAM
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BRIT — I. ˈbrit noun Date: 1901 : Briton 2 II. abbreviation Britain; British
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HAPPY — adjective ( hap·pi·er ; -est ) Etymology: Middle English, from hap Date: 14th century 1. : favored by luck or …
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AMER — America; American
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LARRY — noun ·same·as lorry, or lorrie.
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