Usage of "happy as a king"

Extremely happy.

Usage of happy as a king in English

But he had a light heart, and was as happy as a king. 
 Fifty Famous Stories Retold 

She knows that with you and Laura he's as happy as a king. 
 The Custom of the Country 

I declare I shall be as happy as a king. 
 John Halifax, Gentleman 

And Chicot went off as happy as a king who had conquered an empire. 
 Original Short Stories — Volume 13 

With a little wit your honest rascal can be as happy as a king. 
 If I Were King 

And Chicot went off, as happy as a king who has conquered an empire. 
 The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 / Boule de Suif and Other... 

As for Lorenzo Bezan, he quietly sought his quarters, as happy as a king. 
 The Heart's Secret; Or, the Fortunes of a Soldier: a Story of Lo... 

Oh, Rosie, you look lovelier than ever, and I'm as happy as a king. 
 Victorian Short Stories: Stories of Successful Marriages 

Oh, How happy I shall be!-ashappy as a king! 
 A Noble Life 

In short, he is as happy as a king. 
 The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Volume 01 

He went to sleep as happy as a king. 
 The Little Lame Prince 

One would think you would be as happy as a king with all your prizes. 
 Ishmael; Or, In the Depths 

You'd be as happy as a king there, if you'd take Kate for your queen. 
 Can You Forgive Her? 

Bob made his way over the Towans towards St. Ia, as happy as a king. 
 All for a Scrap of Paper: A Romance of the Present War 

Oh, he lives there as happy as a king. 
 An Outcast of the Islands 

Ragnall, however, who came of an old fighting stock, seemed to be happy as a king. 
 The Ivory Child 

Meanings of happy as a king in English