be (as) pleased as punch



be (as) pleased as punch

To be very happy. The phrase refers to the titular character from "Punch and Judy," a 17th-century comedic puppet show. I was as pleased as punch when I found out that I'd gotten an A on my hardest exam. I am pleased as punch that you two were able to come to the party after all!
See also: please, punch

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Emmanuel[i'mænjuəl]
Pyong-Hobyung-hoKorean
CvijetaTSVEE-e-tahCroatian, Serbian
Alexeiah-lyek-SYAY (Russian), ah-leek-SYAY (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
JabinJAY-bin (English)Biblical
Agamemnonag-ə-MEM-nahn (English)Greek Mythology