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- be as happy as Larry
be as happy as 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.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Tuulikki | | TOO:-leek-kee (Finnish) | Finnish, Finnish Mythology |
HalİM | | - | Turkish |
Godiva | | gə-DIE-və (English) | Anglo-Saxon (Latinized) |
SvajonĖ | | - | Lithuanian |
Leontyne | | - | English (Rare) |
PÀL | | - | Scottish |