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bull-in-a-china-shop

adjective 1
bull in a china shop noun 1
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adjective1

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(informal) Clumsy, aggressive, without care, concern or self-control.
- With Jane, Allen came on in his usual bull-in-a-china-shop way. — 1988

bull in a china shop noun1

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(informal) A person who is clumsy, aggressive, without care, concern or self-control.
- The various plotters and counterplotters go their devious ways, proceeding with all the subtlety of bulls in china shops, but we never do learn what the plot is all about. — 1933

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