merry as a cricket



*merry as a cricket

 and *merry as the day is long
very happy and carefree. (*Also: as ~.) Mary is as merry as a cricket whenever she has company come to call. The little children are as merry as the day is long.
See also: cricket, merry

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Asen-Bulgarian
Cristianokree-STYAH-no (Italian), kreesh-TYA-noo (Portuguese)Italian, Portuguese
Gautselin-Ancient Germanic
IrÉN-Hungarian
FevzİYe-Turkish
RobRAHB (English), RAWB (Dutch)English, Dutch