How to Pronounce "like a kid with a new toy"
expression
LYKE uh KID with uh NOO TOY
LYKE uh KID with uh NYOO TOY
Definition
This expression describes someone who is extremely excited and happy about something new, often behaving with enthusiasm and curiosity.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɫaɪk/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈkɪd/ /ˈwɪð/, /ˈwɪθ/, /wɪð/, /wɪθ/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈnju/, /ˈnu/ /ˈtɔɪ
British English
lˈaɪk/ /æɪ/ /kˈɪd/ /wˈɪð/ /æɪ/ /njˈuː/ /tˈɔɪ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
LYKE uh KID with uh NOO TOY
UK
LYKE uh KID with uh NYOO TOY
Listen in Context
He was like a kid with a new toy when he got his first smartphone.
Whenever she gets a new book, she acts like a kid with a new toy.
Tom looked like a kid with a new toy on his first day at work.
She just got a new camera and she's like a kid with a new toy, taking pictures of everything.