Boisterous, awkward, rough, disrespectful, careless.
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We told her it was a delicate situation but she went into the meeting like a bull in a china shop.
Submitted by WerterBuch on March 25, 2015
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like a bull in a china shop | Clumsy, aggressive, without care or concern, without self-control. |
like a bull in a china shop | Clumsily, aggressively, without care or concern, without self-control. |
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