"like a kid at Christmas" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-like a kid at Christmas.wav
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  1. (simile, informal) Very delighted and excited. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Christmas Synonyms: like a kid on Christmas morning Related terms: Christmas comes early, think all one's Christmases have come at once
    Sense id: en-like_a_kid_at_Christmas-en-prep_phrase-auH6UQq7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        "(simile, informal) Very delighted and excited."
      ],
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        {
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        }
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