as pleased as punch

John was as pleased as Punch and couldn't wait to tell everyone.

He was a strong, healthy lad and as pleased as punch to be working with Dad.

He had landed a contract as pleased as Punch, and I made a feast for his friends.

"I thought you'd be as pleased as Punch."

They're all obviously as pleased as Punch.

Basically she was as pleased as Punch.

"I'm as pleased as punch you asked that question, for it's the one I've been wanting to tell you.

Everyone roared with laughter, and Grandad looked as pleased as Punch.

Bless you, you look as pleased as Punch!

He was, she could see, as pleased as Punch: indistinguishable thanks noured out of him.

Buddy nodded, looking as pleased as punch.

I have never insulted her, and she is certainly as pleased as Punch with the upturn her husband's career has taken.

As pleased as punch about it.

PC Craig stood there looking as pleased as Punch.

Granny was as pleased as punch.

"You look as pleased as Punch--the trip was to your liking, I hope and trust?"

I'm just as pleased as punch!"

There he was, standing up on the slide of a quarterdeck carronade, as pleased as Punch, waving his hat.

"We're all just as pleased as punch at Captain Hayward's police work," said Coffey.

He's as pleased as Punch.'

'When Sissy got into the school here,' he pursued, 'her father was as pleased as Punch.

Her demeanor, however, is that of a very genteel Southern gal who is just as pleased as punch to do anything asked of her.

Jack had a fair idea what was up, and, though he was wise enough to keep his suspicions to himself, he was as pleased as punch.

"She laughs, just as pleased as punch, and I seen it then, just as clear as glass: She didn't remember none of the funny stuff.

But the massive soldier was as pleased as punch with the slender, foppish-seeming Roman knight, although he would never have allowed the object of his pleasure to know it.