happy returns

happy returns
happy returns — see return, 2
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Main Entry:happy
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happy returns
old fashioned
— used for wishing someone a happy birthday and to express the hope that he or she will live to celebrate many more birthdays in the future

They wished me (many) happy returns.

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Main Entry:return

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