What is the meaning of happy as a pig in mud?
(as) happy as a pig in mud Very joyful and contented.
What does the saying pig in muck mean?
If you are happy as a pig in muck, you are very happy. From day one I adored it. I was as happy as a pig in muck. Note: This expression has several variations. For example, some people talk about being happy as a pig in shit.
What does buy a pig in a poke mean?
Definition of pig in a poke : something offered in such a way as to obscure its real nature or worth unwilling to buy a pig in a poke.
What does happy as Larry meaning?
extremely happy
happy as Larry in British English or as happy as Larry. British, Australian and New Zealand informal. extremely happy.
What does it mean happy as a clam?
very happy
US, informal. : very happy She spent the afternoon reading and was (as) happy as a clam.
What does Never wrestle with a pig mean?
wrestle with a pigverb. To engage in a struggle with an opponent that benefits from the struggle even without winning it.
What does the idiom a flash in the pan mean?
Definition of flash in the pan 1 : a sudden spasmodic effort that accomplishes nothing. 2 : one that appears promising but turns out to be disappointing or worthless.
What is the idiom of a fish out of water?
A person away from his or her usual environment or activities. For example, Using a computer for the first time, Carl felt like a fish out of water, or On a hiking trail, Nell was a fish out of water. This expression alludes to the fact that fish cannot survive for long on dry land. [ Late 1300s]
What is as happy as a clam?
US, informal. : very happy She spent the afternoon reading and was (as) happy as a clam.
What is the meaning of Bob’s your uncle?
Definition of and Bob’s your uncle British, informal. —used to say that something is easy to do or use Just complete the form, pay the fee, and Bob’s your uncle!
What is as black as?
Also, black as coal or pitch. Totally black; also, very dark. For example, The well was black as night, or She had eyes that were black as coal. These similes have survived while others—black as ink, a raven, thunder, hell, the devil, my hat, the minister’s coat, the ace of spades—are seldom if ever heard today.
Why do we say fit as a fiddle?
The violin was picked out as the exemplar because of the alliteration of fit and fiddle, and because the violin is a beautifully shaped instrument producing a very particular sound. But then fit came to mean ‘in good physical shape’ and so fit as a fiddle came to mean ‘in good condition physically’.