candy

be like a kid in a candy store (American & Australian)

to be very happy and excited about the things around you, and often to react to them in a way which is silly and not controlled. You should have seen him when they arrived. He was like a kid in a candy store.

See also: kid, like, store

be like taking candy from a baby (American, informal, American, informal)

to be very easy. Beating them was the easiest thing in the world - it was like taking candy from a baby.

See also: baby, from, like, taking

eye/mind candy (American)

something that is intended to be pleasant to look at but has no real meaning. A lot of these books are little more than eye candy: cute photos with one-line captions and that's about all.

See also: eye, mind

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like taking candy from a baby

extremely easy. Selling my mother something I made is like taking candy from a baby — she can't say no.

See also: baby, from, like, taking