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like a kid at Christmas

like a kid at Christmas prepositional phrase: very delighted and excited.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (informal, simile) Very delighted and excited.

Synonyms of like a kid at Christmas

Questions about like a kid at Christmas

What does like a kid at Christmas mean?
Like a kid at Christmas means very delighted and excited.
What part of speech is like a kid at Christmas?
Like a kid at Christmas is a prepositional phrase.

Words near like a kid at Christmas in the dictionary

  1. like a hen on a hot griddle
  2. like a hole in one's head
  3. like a hole in the head
  4. like a hot knife through butter
  5. like a house afire
  6. like a kid at Christmas
  7. like a kid in a candy store
  8. like a kid on Christmas morning
  9. like a knife through butter
  10. like a lamb to the slaughter
  11. like a man

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