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.
See also: happy, Larry

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
TuulikkiTOO:-leek-kee (Finnish)Finnish, Finnish Mythology
HalİM-Turkish
Godivagə-DIE-və (English)Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
SvajonĖ-Lithuanian
Leontyne-English (Rare)
PÀL-Scottish