16-Dec-2007, 07:18
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 Re: Animal idioms
like a bull in a china shop=very careless or clumsy, especially in a situation where you need to be careful ( for instance in a china shop ); to act clumsily or rudely in a delicate situation ( a china shop is delicate, it has sensitive plates etc )
eg
He was like a bull in a china shop, treading on everyone's feet and apologizing constantly.
a bull in a china shop:
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