Playing happy families In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "playing happy families", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Zesty Y calendar 2022-05-14 09:05

Meaning of Playing happy families (redirected from play happy families )

Play happy families phrase

If someone play happy families, they pretend to other people that their family is happy by spending time with their family or partner, doing normal things.

 

Only when they werer divorced did I know that they had played happy families.

From my experience, I can tell that Mary and John are just playing happy families.

Grammar and Usage of Play happy families

Verb Forms

  • played happy families
  • playing happy families

The verb "play" must be conjugated according to its tense.
 

Origin of Play happy families

The origin of this phrase is not clear.
 

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