new kid in town
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4.3
- idiom
- Informal
:
nuevo en la ciudad
- As the new kid in town, Clara quickly caught the attention of her classmates with her unique style.
Examples
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When the school year started, everyone wanted to befriend the new kid in town.
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Ladies and gentlemen, there's a new kid in town!
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I was the new kid in town then, not captain of the football team, and she was always there for me.
Fiction book (1995) -
There's a new kid in town.
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It's always nice to have family connections when you're a new kid in town.
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Gather round because there's a new kid in town.
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By the way, Sonny, there's a new kid in town.
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It would seem to me they would have been able to find someone, somewhere with experience doing this rather than handing over a sweet contract to the new kid in town who is already getting a lot of incentives to be here.
Blog text (15) -
I've got to say though, guys, there might be a new kid in town with this Marc Jacobs at Lash mascara.
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Being the new kid in town can be intimidating, but it also offers a chance to make new friends.
Synonyms
276
3.7
A person new to a job or activity who has little experience
123
1.6
A person who has recently arrived in a place, joined a group, or started an activity
60
4.7
A person who is new to a job or activity and has little experience
41
2.4
A person new to a group or activity in their first year
8
3.7
A person or thing new to a group that others do not know yet
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9.1
A person who recently joined a group and is seen as a newcomer
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6.8
A person or group new to an activity with little experience
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8.8
A new person with little experience in a job or group
A person who is new to an activity and has little skill
A person who is new and not experienced in a group or job
A person new to a job or group
Antonyms
How New
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a newcomer' is directly and compositionally derivable from 'new' + 'kid' + 'in' + 'town' — someone who is new in a place — following a common locative noun-phrase pattern. Although 'kid' is informal and can sometimes imply youth, that register nuance does not prevent a B1 learner who knows the words from understanding the phrase as ‘a new person in town’.
Etymology
New kid in town comes from the simple image of a new kid who arrives in a small place and everyone looks at them because they are different. So, it means 'a newcomer who attracts attention'.