happy as a duck in Arizona



happy as a duck in Arizona

Unhappy. Ducks like water. Arizona is a largely arid state. Ergo, an unhappy person would be as unhappy as a teal in Tucson. Contrast that condition with someone who is as happy as a clam at high tide or as a flea in a doghouse.
See also: duck, happy

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Wulfsige-Anglo-Saxon
Keara-English (Modern)
Piliranipil-ee-RAH-neeSouthern African, Chewa
Denisade-NEE-sah (Romanian)Czech, Slovak, Romanian
AmÉE-Medieval French
Mojgan-Persian