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Happy as a Clam at High Tide
The clam is a bivalve mollusc, dug from its bed of sand only at
low tide; at high tide it is quite safe from molestation. (See
Close As A Clam.)
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Happy as a Clam at High Tide from Infoplease:
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