be like a child in a sweetshop

be like a child in a sweetshop

To be so excited about one's surroundings that one acts in a childlike or silly way. Liam loves football so much that he's like a child in a sweetshop any time he steps into the stadium.
See also: child, like, sweetshop

like a child in a sweetshop

So excited about one's surroundings that one acts in a childlike or silly way. Primarily heard in UK. Liam loves football so much that he's like a child in a sweetshop any time he steps into the stadium. She looked like a child in a sweetshop being able to look at so much world-class art in one place.
See also: child, like, sweetshop
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • like a child in a sweetshop
  • sweetshop
  • like a child in a sweet shop
  • like a kid in a candy store/shop
  • like a kid in a candy store
  • be like a kid in a candy store
  • get (one's) bearings
  • get one's bearings
  • lose (one's) bearings
  • lose one's bearings