"pleased as Punch" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-us-pleased as Punch.ogg [US], en-au-pleased as Punch.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From Punch of the Punch and Judy puppet shows. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} pleased as Punch (not comparable)
  1. (colloquial, simile, dated) Pleased with one's actions or achievements. Tags: colloquial, dated, not-comparable Synonyms: complacent, smug, pleased as punch Translations (idiom: pleased with one's achievements): iloinen kuin peipponen (Finnish), сияет как начищенный пята́к (sijajet kak načiščennyj pjaták) (note: somewhat) (Russian), рад-радёшенек (rad-radjóšenek) (Russian)

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      "code": "fi",
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      "note": "somewhat",
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      "sense": "idiom: pleased with one's achievements",
      "word": "сияет как начищенный пята́к"
    },
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      "sense": "idiom: pleased with one's achievements",
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    }
  ],
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