Baby and Children Idioms

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To sleep like a babyTo sleep soundly and peacefully

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After a busy day at the conference, Michelle

went to bed early. She slept like a baby that

night.

Like a kid in a candy store- to be very happy and excited about the

things around you, and often react to them in a way that is silly and not controlled

Maya felt like a kid in a candy store when she saw a surprise birthday party her

friends had prepared for her.

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A new kid on the block- someone who is new in a place or

organization and has many things to learn about it

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Being a new kid on the block, Emily went to a few

business lunches to get to know

everyone better.

A child’s play- if something is child's play, it is very easy and simple

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For a seasoned hockey player like Kyle, participating

in junior league has been a child’s

play.

To throw the baby out with the bath water- if you get rid of useful things when discarding

inessential things, you throw the baby out with the bath water.

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Let’s not cancel a year-long program just because of a few weeks schedule overlap! That would be like throwing the baby out with the bath water!