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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: candy, kid, like

mind the store (American)

to be responsible for dealing with arrangements at work or at home while the person who is usually responsible is not there. So who's going to be minding the store while your manager's away?

See also: mind

set great/much store by something

to believe that something is very important or valuable. I've always set great store by his opinion. What would happen if this relationship that she set so much store by ended?

See also: great, much, set

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in store (for someone/something)

planned or likely to happen. We have a big surprise in store for you. She's got a difficult few months in store, with her husband's illness.

mind the store

to be responsible for the operation of a business or organization. The governor was on vacation then, and he was clearly not minding the store.

See also: mind