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Idiom

new kid in town

Meaning

Synonym of new kid on the block.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“I am the new kid in town at this office.”

“Since I just moved to this neighborhood, I feel like the new kid in town.”

“As the new kid in town, he struggled to navigate the complex social dynamics of his prestigious university.”

Examples

simple

“I am the new kid in town at this office.”

contextual

“Since I just moved to this neighborhood, I feel like the new kid in town.”

complex

“As the new kid in town, he struggled to navigate the complex social dynamics of his prestigious university.”

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