Feeling elated because one is about to leave a stressful or responsible job or situation.
〈英,非正式〉如释重负的
he's looking a little more relaxed these days, though he's not demob-happy quite yet
他这几天看上去轻松了一些,虽然还谈不上如释重负。
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But as our parliamentarians get demob happy, the temptation to look to a future in light entertainment grows stronger.
It might be an exaggeration to say that Henrik Larsson is demob happy.
Secondly, I am demob-happy at the prospect of a fortnight's holiday (starting in less than two hours ' time), and am thus in no mood for cathartic purging.
However, he said he was not "demob happy" and was preoccupied with the dissident groups that carried out the recent killings.
For the past week they've been demob happy, selflessly turning up to the opening of an envelope as long it involved wine and nibbles.
It would be wrong to say that the increase of points for a drawn match from two to four has illuminated this demob-happy streak but it has certainly helped.
Günter Verheugen is looking a little more relaxed these days, though he's not demob-happy quite yet.
Whisper it gently, but Sir Alex Ferguson may be starting to become demob happy.
A demob-happy Dr Rob joins in.
She admitted feeling "very demob-happy" when he finally left the Tory front benches in 1999.
I am getting demob happy.
With the end of filming in sight, Schama has the air of the demob happy.