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- How would you describe a bull in a china shop?
- How do you use a bull in a china shop in a sentence?
- Why do they say bull in a china shop?
How would you describe a bull in a china shop?
If someone is like a bull in a china shop, they are very careless in the way that they move or behave: We told her it was a delicate situation but she went into the meeting like a bull in a china shop.
How do you use a bull in a china shop in a sentence?
Examples from the Collins Corpus
The nursery teachers said she was like a bull in a china shop. She just goes about her matchmaking like a bull in a china shop! He was like a bull in a china shop. He always had ability but we had to train his mind as he was like a bull in a china shop.
Why do they say bull in a china shop?
An extremely clumsy person, as in Her living room, with its delicate furniture and knickknacks, made him feel like a bull in a china shop. The precise origin for this term has been lost; it was first recorded in Frederick Marryat's novel, Jacob Faithful (1834).
