jolly as a sandboy

jolly as a sandboy
((as) jolly as a sandboy)
очень весёлый, жизнерадостный, полный жизни; ≈ в нём жизнь бьёт ключом

‘I feel as if the house were on the sea,’ said Martin, staggering when he rose; ‘and am utterly wretched.’ ‘I'm as jolly as a sandboy, myself, sir,’ said Mark. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Martin Chuzzlewit’, ch. XVII) — - Мне кажется, будто дом плывет по волнам, - сказал Мартин и встал пошатываясь, - и я чувствую себя совершенно несчастным. - Зато я полон жизни, как молодой месяц, сэр, - сказал Марк.

She would send them a lot of tops, and balls, and marbles, and ninepins, and make them all as jolly as sandboys. (Ch. Kingsley, ‘The Water-Babies’, ch. VIII) — Она посылала им всем множество волчков, мячей, шариков для игры, кеглей, и радости их не было конца.

Look at you and me; we got our troubles, and 'ere we are - jolly as sand-boys! (J. Galsworthy, ‘Caravan’, ‘Late-299’) — Возьмем, к примеру, вас и меня: неприятностей у нас хватает, но мы не теряем бодрости духа.


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

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