like a bull in a china shop adjective 1adverb 1 adjective1 •Clumsy, aggressive, without care, concern or self-control.An awkward man in society is like a bull in a china shop, always doing mischief. — 1855 adverb1 •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”. — 1869
