happy as a lark

adjective

Very happy (sometimes with the extra connotations of being carefree or unaware of grimmer realities).

“She's happy as a lark with her ten dollar pay raise, even though the long-term prospects for the business are not good.”

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Meanings

adjective
  1. colloquialsimileVery happy (sometimes with the extra connotations of being carefree or unaware of grimmer realities).

    She's happy as a lark with her ten dollar pay raise, even though the long-term prospects for the business are not good.

    Synonyms: happy

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveVery happy (sometimes with the extra connotations of being carefree or unaware of grimmer realities).

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happy
Also see
gay as a larkgay as a skylarkhappy

Origin

Derived from comparison to the cheerful-sounding birdsong of a lark.

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Translations

Czech šťastný jako blecha
  • šťastný jako blechavery happy
French gai comme un pinson
  • gai comme un pinsonvery happy
Hungarian madarat lehetne fogatni
  • madarat lehetne fogatnivery happy
Portuguese mais feliz que pinto no lixo
  • mais feliz que pinto no lixovery happy
Scottish Gaelic cho sona ri bròg
  • cho sona ri brògvery happy
Spanish feliz como una perdiz, más contento que unas castañuelas
  • feliz como una perdizvery happy
  • más contento que unas castañuelasvery happy
  • como un niño con zapatos nuevosvery happy
Swedish glad som en lärka
  • glad som en lärkavery happy
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APA

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Chicago

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