act like a bull in a china shop

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[edit] Verb

to act like a bull in a china shop

(idiomatic) To act rudely or clumsily in a delicate situation.

[edit] Translations

To act rudely or clumsily in a delicate situation

Danish: som en elefant i en glasbutik da(da)
Dutch: als een olifant in een porseleinkast nl(nl)
Finnish: kuin norsu posliinikaupassa fi(fi) (Lit. `Like an elephant in a china shop.')
French: comme un éléphant dans un magasin de porcelaine fr(fr)
German: sich wie ein Elefant im Porzellanladen verhalten de(de)
Hungarian: mint elefánt a porcelánüzletben hu(hu)

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