| 释义 |
the new kid on the block informal A newcomer to a particular place or sphere of activity: what can the new kid on the block learn from the earlier Democrat’s mistakes?...- We're the new kids on the block in the central belt, which has brought a surge of interest among potential recruits.
- India and China, he says, are the new kids on the block and will outperform the rest of the world because they have whole-heartedly absorbed the new mantra of globalisation.
- ‘They are the new kids on the block and could veto this constitution before they even become a member of the union,’ said one diplomat.
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