(as) happy as a clam
idiom
US, informal
: very happy
She spent the afternoon reading and was (as) happy as a clam.
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The carpenter got the job, completed it in two weeks, and the woman was happy as a clam.
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Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
The geek at heart seems happy as a clam with his upcoming Warhammer 40k series at Amazon.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 27 July 2023
Get as happy as a clam at one of Northeast Ohio’s seasonal clambake dinner events this weekend.
—Anne Nickoloff, cleveland, 14 Oct. 2021
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Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
The geek at heart seems happy as a clam with his upcoming Warhammer 40k series at Amazon.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 27 July 2023
Get as happy as a clam at one of Northeast Ohio’s seasonal clambake dinner events this weekend.
—Anne Nickoloff, cleveland, 14 Oct. 2021
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“(as) happy as a clam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28as%29%20happy%20as%20a%20clam. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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