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nounnew kid in town (plural new kids in town)
plural new kids in town
- definiteidiomaticinformalusuallySynonym of new kid on the block.
As the new kid in town, Renaissance had to almost muscle in to gain paths on a busy East Coast Main Line - but muscle in it did.
2024 October 2, Andy Comfort, “How Hull Trains opened the door...”, in RAIL, number 1019, page 49Synonyms: new kid on the block
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nounSynonym of new kid on the block.
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