like a kid at Christmas in English

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        "(simile, informal) Very delighted and excited."
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        {
          "word": "Christmas comes early"
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        {
          "word": "think all one's Christmases have come at once"
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          "word": "like a kid on Christmas morning"
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  "word": "like a kid at Christmas"
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        "(simile, informal) Very delighted and excited."
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"like a kid at Christmas" meaning in English

Prepositional phrase