like a bull in a china shop
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like a bull in a china shop
adjective
- Clumsy, aggressive, without care, concern or self-control. An awkward man in society is like a bull in a china shop, always doing mischief.
adverb
- Clumsily, aggressively, without care, concern or self-control. Some comparisons in general use partake of the humorous and satirical, as when one man is said to comport himself “like a bull in a china shop”.
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adj clumsy, aggressive
| Español | como elefante en cristalería, como un chivo en cristalería, como un elefante en una cacharrería |
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| Português | como um elefante numa loja de cristais, como um elefante em uma loja de cristais, como um elefante numa loja de louças, como um elefante em uma loja de louças |
| Français | comme un éléphant dans un magasin de porcelaine |
| Deutsch | wie ein Elefant im Porzellanladen |
| Italiano | come un elefante in una cristalleria |
| Ελληνικά | σαν ταύρος σε υαλοπωλείο san távros se yalopoleío, σαν ταύρος εν υαλοπωλείω san távros en yalopoleío |
| Русский | как слон в посу́дной ла́вке kak slon v posúdnoj lávke |
| עברית | כְּמוֹ פִּיל בַּחֲנוּת חַרְסִינָה k'mó pil bakhanút kharsína |
adv clumsily, aggressively
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