| 单词 | a kid in a toy store |
| 释义 | > as lemmas(like) a kid in a toy store (like) a kid in a toy store: used to indicate that a person is excited by what is on offer, or has so many desirable or enticing options that it is difficult to make a choice.Cf. like a kid in a toy shop at toy shop n. Phrases, like a kid in a candy shop at candy n.2 Phrases 1. ΚΠ 1938 Smith's Weekly (Sydney) 23 July 9/3 His eyes were popped with excitement..like an eye-bugging kid in a toy store..and they darted..to follow the new faces that floated past the table. 1943 Circleville (Ohio) Herald 23 Nov. 4/5 ‘Could we go where there's music?’ ‘You can go anywhere you want to, Miss Beth... Take your choice.’..‘I can't... I'm like a kid in a toy store. They all sound wonderful!’ 1997 Sport Diver Mar. 96/2 I was a kid in a toy store; extraordinary photo subjects were everywhere. < as lemmas |
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