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new kid on the block

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new kid on the block

 

1. Lit. a child who has just moved to a certain neighborhood. The new kid on the block turned out to be a really good baseball player.

2. Fig. the newest person in a group. I'm just the new kid on the block. I've only been working here for a month.

See also: block, kid, new, on