like a kid with a new toy



like a kid with a new toy

Fig. very pleased; happily playing with something. Every time Bill gets a new gadget for his kitchen, he's like a kid with a new toy. Jane is absorbed in that computer. Just like a kid with a new toy.
See also: kid, like, new, toy

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ImogeneIM-ə-jeenEnglish
LlinosLEEN-aws, LIN-awsWelsh
Padmavati-Hinduism
Ellsworth['elzwə:θ]
TemÜJin-Medieval Mongolian
Anwen-Welsh