Larry

be as happy as Larry

To be in very good spirits. The phrase's origin is unknown, but it may refer to Australian boxer Larry Foley. I was as happy as Larry when I found out that I'd gotten an A on my hardest exam.

be as happy as Larry/a sandboy

(British & Australian) also be as happy as a clam (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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Faivish	-	Yiddish
Photios	-	Greek, Ancient Greek
Margarita	mahr-gah-REE-tah (Spanish, Russian)	Spanish, Russian, Bulgarian, Lithuanian, Late Roman
Kumar	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannad
Jaiden	JAY-dən	English (Modern)
Shyamala	-	Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Marathi