Are You a 'Bull in a China Shop'? — VOA Learning English
Topics: суспільство
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And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English.
Have you ever felt out of place? Have you ever felt clumsy, like you cannot move gracefully and smoothly? If you answered yes, then today’s show is for you!
Today we talk about what happens when a big animal runs loose in a small area. The expression is to be a bull in a china shop.
China is fragile, meaning very easy to break. Imagine a large bull running loose in a china shop. All the fragile plates, bowls, and tea cups in the shop would be on the floor and broken in a million pieces.
So, a bull in a china shop describes a person who is awkward and clumsy. Wherever they go, they create a mess.
This can happen on purpose or on…
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