CLAM, HAPPY ABOUT IT AS A

very happy about it. From the phrase happy as a clam at high tide, which comes from the fact that clams, considered a delicacy in America, are gathered only at low tide. In other words, a clam would be happy at high tide because it would not be being gathered for food. —PDC Volume 4 Approved Glossary

very happy about it. From the phrase happy as a clam at high tide, which comes from the fact that clams, considered a delicacy in America, are gathered only at low tide. In other words, a clam would be happy at high tide because it would not be being gathered for food.