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many happy returns
Idioms and Phrases
Also, many happy returns of the day . Happy birthday and many more of them, as in I came by to wish you many happy returns . This expression was first recorded in a letter of 1779 where the writer meant “Happy New Year,†but the present meaning has persisted since the second half of the 1800s.Example Sentences
Happy Birthday to you, Stimson-Green Mansion, and many happy returns.
Procrastinators may find what early filers already know: Tax year 2022 is not producing as many happy returns as in previous years due to a number of changes, including the expiration of some pandemic-era tax breaks.
It was a case of many happy returns — and serves, forehands, backhands, volleys and drop shots, too.
This Nationals spring has been filed with many happy returns.
“I wish all the women of the world, the Arab women and the Palestinian women, freedom in decision-making, justice, equity and equality for all, and many happy returns.â€
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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