like candy
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Meaning · English
Freely (with no or few restrictions on distribution) and/or in large quantities.
Register: informal
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
But again, we run into this general problem. At some point you charge so much for your books that nobody uses them. … The staff is always on me because as Chairman I have the right to give some of these away and I'm giving them away like candy because I think they are so important to local communiti
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “like candy” mean?
Freely (with no or few restrictions on distribution) and/or in large quantities.
Is “like candy” formal or informal?
like candy is generally informal.