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bluebird of happiness

noun

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  1. Happiness or contentment, especially as the elusive object of a quest or as a state of…

    Happiness or contentment, especially as the elusive object of a quest or as a state of affairs which is difficult to achieve.

    • Tora (Kiyoshi Atsumi), our feckless itinerant peddler, dreams he's leading his relatives in a pursuit of the bluebird of happiness, which takes them to a veritable Shangri-La.
    • The tears flow like the tequila in Luminarias. But never is there a moment's fear that they will drown the bluebird of happiness that is just around the corner.
    • "You could wait a year or two to see if the bluebird of happiness comes knocking on her door, but it would be quicker and kinder to send her to a therapist now," Kelly says.

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