a bull in a china shop
noun phrase
: a person who breaks things or who often makes mistakes or causes damage in situations that require careful thinking or behavior
As a politician, he was a bull in a china shop and often had to apologize for his rough speech.
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The news outlet was provided with examples of Sora’s generations of a mermaid with a smartphone and a bull in a china shop.
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Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 17 Mar. 2024
While Musk’s disruptive approach wreaks havoc and drives advertisers away like a bull in a china shop, Yaccarino has been left to pick up the pieces.
—Bykylie Robison, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2023
Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 17 Mar. 2024
While Musk’s disruptive approach wreaks havoc and drives advertisers away like a bull in a china shop, Yaccarino has been left to pick up the pieces.
—Bykylie Robison, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2023
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“A bull in a china shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20bull%20in%20a%20china%20shop. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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