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An Asperger Dictionary of Everyday Expressions: Second Edition
Happy as a sandboy Means the same as happy as a clam. Happy as Larry
Means the same as happy as a clam. Happy bunny Means the same as happy
camper. Happy camper Joking term for someone who is happy or at least content
with ...
Ian Stuart-Hamilton, 2006
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Anglické obrazné fráze
a idiomy - English
as easy
as ABC
SANDBOY – as happy as a sandboy – velmi šťastný, bujný, rozpustilý Juliane
Christiansen, Isaiah's mother, is a strong endorsement for the curative powers of
alcohol. When she's sober, she is stiff, mute, and inhibited. When she's drunk,
she ...
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On the Air with Dylan Thomas: The Broadcasts
And 'happy as a sandboy' is true as the heat of the sun. Dusk came down; or
grew up out of the sands and the sea; or curled around us from the calling docks
and the bloodily smoking sun. The day was done, the sands brushed and ruffled
...
Dylan Thomas, Ralph Maud, 1992
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NTC's Super-Mini English Idioms Dictionary
Richard Spears, Betty Kirkpatrick. (as) happy as a sandboy (as) happy as a
sandboy and (as) happy as Larry; (as) happy as the day is long very happy;
carefree. Mary's as happy as a sandboy now that she is at home all day with her
children.
Richard Spears, Betty Kirkpatrick, 2000
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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
... shit happens: see SHIT. happy happy as a sandboy extremely happy; perfectly
contented with your situation. 6 An 1823 dictionary describes a sandboy as an
urchin who sold sand in the streets, and according to the same source the ...
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Creative Poetry Writing
Write on each card one half of an idiom: As happy as a sandboy Divide the class
into two teams, shuffle the cards, and hand out half the pack to each team. Their
task could be one of the following: • put the cards together into as many correct ...
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The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms
happy as a sandboy extremely happy; perfectly contented with your situation. An
1823 dictionary describes a sandboy as an urchin who sold sand in the streets,
and according to the same source the expression jolly as a sandboy was already
...
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Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins
Happy as a sandboy is said because sandboys (who would have been grown
men as well as boys) were 'happy' or 'jolly' because they were habitually drunk. A
dictionary of slang terms published in 1823 explains that jolly as a sandboy ...
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Curious English Words and Phrases: The Truth Behind the ...
Happy as a sandboy This has nothing to do with beaches and summer. It
originates from English pubs and houses which, in earlier centuries, often had
slabs of stone for flooring in the kitchen and living areas. It was quite common
practice to ...
This phrase conjures up visions of happy butterflies floating through summer
pastures, and seems in no way similar to the nearest English equivalent of happy
as a sandboy. What is a sandboy? Have you ever met one? How has he come to
...
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New Mummy Blog: Just Leave Us Alone To Feed Our Babies How …
As long as he's got me (or more accurately, my boob), he's happy as a sandboy. We could be at the table, in the loo, or Timbuktu. And actually, I ... «Yahoo Lifestyle UK, Iun 15»
My kitchen: Sally Butcher of Persepolis
I'm as happy as a sandboy here. It is very small, in the back of the shop, and within two yards I've everything I need to cook for up to 20 ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
Collection of post-war Britain colour slides bought for £13 at a car …
Happy as a sandboy: Two women and a young boy enjoy a day out at the beach at Hunstanton, Norfolk in 1960. Other pictures show Heathrow ... «Daily Mail, Ian 15»
Travel: Soar Mill Cove Hotel, near Salcombe, Devon
But then I suppose if you are fortunate enough to be in such splendid surroundings, it's impossible not to be as happy as a sandboy. Share0 ... «Gloucestershire Echo, Oct 14»
The moment I wake up
I don't dare tell Keyes this, of course, and in any case it would do no good: he is happy as a sandboy collecting bits and pieces from Bulgari and ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Sep 14»
Travel: Rennie Mackintosh's French retreat
Toshie is as happy as a sandboy - tremendously interested in his painting. Of course doing some remarkable work." During one of his trips ... «Herald Scotland, Aug 14»
Tributes to Birmingham Pen Museum founder Brian Jones after his …
Friend and fellow museum founder Larry Hanks – who was also at the Britain's Got Talent shoot – said: “He was happy as a sandboy because ... «Birmingham Post, Feb 14»
Brian Jones MBE dies after Britain's Got Talent spot & Simon Cowell …
“He was happy as a sandboy because he got a book on pens mentioned. “He wasn't nervous about the interview — he was used to things like ... «Unreality TV, Feb 14»
Pensioner dies from suspected heart attack minutes after appearing …
"He was happy as a sandboy because he got our next book - People, Pens and Production - mentioned," he said. "He wasn't nervous about the ... «Mirror.co.uk, Feb 14»
Relative Values: Mum chose business over motherhood
He was as happy as a sandboy and enjoying life, and that's a bonus as far as I'm concerned. I have nothing but fond memories of him. I'll admit ... «The Sunday Times, Nov 13»
