like a kid in a candy store
be like a kid in a candy store
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 kid in a candy store any time he steps into the stadium.
See also: candy, kid, like, store
like a kid in a candy store
So excited about one's surroundings that one acts in a childlike or silly way. Primarily heard in US. Liam loves football so much that he's like a kid in a candy store any time he steps into the stadium. She looked like a kid in a candy story being able to look at so much world-class art in one place.
See also: candy, kid, like, store
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
like a kid in a candy store
AMERICANIf you are like a kid in a candy store in a particular situation, you do whatever you want and do not restrict your behaviour. There were so many options that I was like a kid in a candy store. Brubaker went on a buying binge and `felt like a kid in a candy store,' he recalls. Note: The usual British expression is like a child in a sweet shop.
See also: candy, kid, like, store
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
like a kid in a ˈcandy store/shop
(American English) used to say that somebody is very happy and excited about something: It was my first time in a championship game, so I felt like a kid in a candy store. I’m like a kid in a candy store when it comes to technology. It all looks so good!See also: candy, kid, like, shop, store
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- be like a kid in a candy store
- like a kid in a candy store/shop
- like a child in a sweet shop
- like a child in a sweetshop
- be like a child in a sweetshop
- sweetshop
- get (one's) bearings
- get one's bearings
- lose (one's) bearings
- lose one's bearings