- (as) happy as a sandboy (or Brit. Larry or N. Amer. a clam)
- (as) happy as a sandboy (or Brit. Larry or N. Amer. a clam)extremely happy. [prob. orig. denoting a boy hawking sand for sale.]→ happy
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
(as) happy as a sandboy (or Brit. Larry or N. Amer. a clam)
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