extremely awkward, clumsy person
to be aggressive when in fact the need of the hour is to stay calm
to handle a delicate situation badly
to not be able to manage a light situation
to act in a clumsy manner thereby causing destruction unintentionally
The president has been attacking foreign ministers and even the people in his own party like a bull in a china shop. This has not only led to a lot of criticism but people have started alienating from him.
I behaved like a bull in a china shop last night. I’m so sorry.
You are like a bull in a china shop, a complete misfit in a museum.
My daughter is almost always like a bull in a china shop.
You need not act like a bull in a china shop. There are better ways to resolve this.
Tom Roger is like a bull in a china shop when it comes to dealing with her wife’s feeling and emotions.
Do you really have to behave like a bull in a china shop while I speak with my clients?
There is no origin for this idiom
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