cheerful as a lark

cheerful as a lark
((as) cheerful (или gay) as a lark)
очень весёлый, жизнерадостный

‘Are we pretty fresh and cheerful, sir, eh, Mr. Richard?’ ‘Pretty well, sir,’ replied Dick. ‘That's well,’ said Brass. ‘Ha, ha! We should be as gay as larks, Mr. Richard - why not?’ (Ch. Dickens, ‘The Old Curiosity Shop’, ch. LVI) — - Ну-с, мистер Ричард, - начал Брасс. - Какое у нас сегодня самочувствие? Хорошее, бодрое, сэр? А, мистер Ричард? - Ничего, сэр, - ответил Дик. - Вот и чудесно! - сказал Брасс. - Ха-ха! Будем веселиться, мистер Ричард, что нам мешает?

She's covered in bandages and gay as a lark. (E. Waugh, ‘Love among the Ruins’, ch. IV) — Она вся забинтована, но жизнерадостна и весела.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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