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• bull in a china shop — {n. phr.} A rough or clumsy person who says or does something to anger others or upset plans; a tactless person. * /We were talking politely and carefully with the teacher about a class party, but John came in like a bull in a china shop and his… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• bull in a china shop — {n. phr.} A rough or clumsy person who says or does something to anger others or upset plans; a tactless person. * /We were talking politely and carefully with the teacher about a class party, but John came in like a bull in a china shop and his… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• bull\ in\ a\ china\ shop — n. phr. A rough or clumsy person who says or does something to anger others or upset plans; a tactless person. We were talking politely and carefully with the teacher about a class party, but John came in like a bull in a china shop and his rough …   Словарь американских идиом

• bull in a china shop — someone who is clumsy and upsets other people or plans He was like a bull in a china shop when I saw him at the meeting last week …   Idioms and examples

• a bull in a china shop — A person who lacks the delicacy that the situation calls for • • • Main Entry: ↑bull * * * a bull in a china shop : a person who breaks things or who often makes mistakes or causes damage in situations that require careful thinking or behavior As …   Useful english dictionary

• bull in a china shop — a person notably clumsy or ill adapted to the situation in which he finds himself …   Useful english dictionary

• bull — Ⅰ. bull [1] ► NOUN 1) an uncastrated male bovine animal. 2) a large male animal, e.g. a whale or elephant. 3) Brit. a bullseye. 4) Stock Exchange a person who buys shares hoping to sell them at a higher price later. Often contrasted with BEAR(Cf …   English terms dictionary

• The Pied Piper (Disney) — The Pied Piper est un court métrage d animation américain, en couleur de la série des Silly Symphonies réalisé par Wilfred Jackson, sorti le 19 août 1933. Ce film se base sur l histoire du Joueur de flûte de Hamelin d après la version de 1842 de… …   Wikipédia en Français

• bull — bull1 [bul] n ↑hoof, ↑horn ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(male cow)¦ 2¦(male animal)¦ 3 take the bull by the horns 4¦(nonsense)¦ 5 like a bull in a china shop 6 like a bull at a gate 7¦(religion)¦ 8¦(centre)¦ 9¦(busine …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• bull — [[t]b ʊl[/t]] bulls 1) N COUNT A bull is a male animal of the cow family. 2) N COUNT Some other male animals, including elephants and whales, are called bulls. Suddenly a massive bull elephant with huge tusks charged us. 3) N COUNT On the stock… …   English dictionary

• bull — I n. adult male of a bovine animal 1) a bull bellows; gores nonsense (colloq.) 2) to shoot the bull misc. 3) to take the bull by the horns ( to confront a problem boldly ); like a bull in a china shop ( in a rough, crude, or clumsy manner ) II n …   Combinatory dictionary