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like a kid in the candy store

Date: Apr 07 2004

Quote

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“I wanted to make this record with just me and my band, because we’d been touring for so long. Then these situations [happened] where Dolly and Levon and Garth ended up coming into the studio. All three of them are huge inspirations to me. It was like being a kid in the candy store. That’s been the coolest thing about all this – I get to meet people that I worship!”
- Norah Jones, singer, talking about working Dolly Parton and some other famous musicians on her new album. [VH1]

Definition

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feeling as though all of one’s wishes are coming true; feeling as though one has everything in life; feeling that one is extremely fortunate to be in such a situation; delighted because of the wonderful situation one is in; extremely happy because of all the good things that are happening

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

Feeling like “a kid in a candy store” is a wonderful thing. It’s a feeling that doesn’t happen very often, but when it does it brings lots of joy and happiness. If everything is going your way and you feel like you don’t have a problem in the world, you might feel like “a kid in the candy store.” For example, if you love basketball and then you get to go to the NBA All-Star Game and watch all your favorite players live in person, you might feel like “a kid in a candy store.”

Examples

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””I love ice cream. It’s definitely my favorite food. I eat it almost every day. So, when I went to visit the Haagen-Daz factory I felt like a kid in a candy store. I got to try every flavor of ice cream they make and I had several flavors I’ve never had before. It was awesome.”“

””Jess is a big time hockey fan. He’s loved hockey since he was a kid. So, when he got to meet the players on the Boston Bruins team he felt like a kid in the candy store. He was super happy.”“

””I don’t think I’ll ever get to fly a plane, but if I do, I’ll definitely feel like a kid in the candy store. Flying has been my dream since I was a little kid.”“

””When I go to the library I feel like a kid in a candy store. It’s so much fun. There are so many books and I can read any of them.”“

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

blissful feeling, as if someone were in heaven since candy store were like heaven to kids
by Elaine (Taipei, Taiwan)
Delighted, fascinated, a state of mind as if all your dreams had come true
by Marcelo (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
satisfying and exciting. to get what you want so much.
by Sunny (Beijing, China)
It seems to me, it means she feels more freedom about what that will do, coz the kids in the store try to buy any thing and they dont pay for any thing so they free freedom.
by Abdullah (Vancouver, Canada)
in a environment where you can get very excited, do whatever you like, extremily satisfied with yourself.
by cynthia (Toronto, Canada)
You feel delight doing something because of you love it so much.
by Liliana (Lima, Peru)
To feel like a kid in a candy store is a way to say that something let u fascinated, wishful, so, it corresponded of yours expectations.
by Fabiana (Limeira, Brazil)
It means to have everything you want and not knowing where to start to enjoy it.
by Paola (Pasto, Colombia)
This means “Very Happy”
by J.Pereira (Recife, Brazil)
...to be very happy, to feel happiness
by nergis (Istanbul, Turkey)
it’s the feeling that you are extremely happy
by val (Buffalo, USA)
I think it means that she was really excited, happy in that moment.
by Dany (México City, México)
I guess that means happy thing, somebody enjoys something.
by puff (SZ, China)
“like being a kid in the candy store” expresses overjoyed and excited.
by Sherry (ShenZhen, China)
Something that is like being a kid in the candy store gives you pleasure. It is very exciting and enjoyable.
by Matilda (Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C)
“like a kid in a kandy store” means: to be inspired with many good situations.
by mehran (Mashhad, Iran)
she used this slang to show her exiting feeling of getting so much inspirations and wonderful experiences
by Ivy (Penang, Malaysia)
I think Norah explained that everything look new, fresh and exciting for her and she was really happy to be there.
by Kaewta (Bangkok, Thailand)
Means that she had fun there and felt excited around that surrounding.
by maureen (Jakarta, Indonesia)
I THINK “TO BE LIKE A CHILD IN A CANDY STORE” MEANS: TO BE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT DOING SOMETHING
by marialba (Campinas, SP, Brazil)
Intrested in, liking too much.
by Kshitiz (Sedalia, USA)
I think it means something or somebody is very useful for you.
by xinshuang (Xuzhou, China)
You have so many good options that you don’t know which one to choose
by João (São Paulo, Brazil)
you believed in something or someone very much, and they make you down
by loan (Hochiminh, Vietnam)
It probably means that someone is feeling very lonely, or very strange after have been in a different sort of surrounding.
by Asad (Karachi, Pakistan)
favorite
by Sweety (Sedalia, USA)