be as happy as a sandboy

To be in very good spirits. It is possible that sandboys (boys who sold sand in Victorian England) were said to be so happy because they were paid in alcoholic beverages. Primarily heard in UK. I was as happy as a sandboy when I found out that I'd gotten an A on my hardest exam.

See also: happy, sandboy

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

(as) happy as a sandboy
happy as a sandboy
have a snoot full
bottle
the bottle
have one over (the) eight
drinkies
happy juice
booze can
dry

References in periodicals archive

``I'll be as happy as a sandboy,'' he says, ``when I can do the computers!''

Boxing: Boxing Board of Control book into Old Library

词组	be as happy as a sandboy
释义	be as happy as a sandboy be as happy as a sandboy To be in very good spirits. It is possible that sandboys (boys who sold sand in Victorian England) were said to be so happy because they were paid in alcoholic beverages. Primarily heard in UK. I was as happy as a sandboy when I found out that I'd gotten an A on my hardest exam. See also: happy, sandboy Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: (as) happy as a sandboy happy as a sandboy have a snoot full bottle the bottle have one over (the) eight drinkies happy juice booze can dry References in periodicals archive ``I'll be as happy as a sandboy,'' he says, ``when I can do the computers!'' Boxing: Boxing Board of Control book into Old Library
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