Jim refused to return home as he was having a whale of a time at the playground Jim refused to return home as he was having a whale of a time at the playground By Serena, Writers Studio School of English Related: I was pleased as punch to see an old friend of mine Bobby felt like he was on top of the world when he heard that he clenched the first prize of the drawing competition. Lakshanna was over the moon when her mother told her that they were going to visit Vietnam next week. The archer leapt for joy for joy when she hit the bull’s eye.