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the new kid on the block

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the new kid on the block

a recent arrival The Internet is still the new kid on the block in communications technologies.

See also: block, kid, new, on

the new kid on the block

  (American & Australian informal)

someone who is new in a place or organization and has many things to learn about it Realizing I was the new kid on the block in this job, I was determined to prove myself.

See a whole new ball game, breathe life into, break new ground, turn over a new leaf

See also: block, kid, new, on