LIKE A BULL IN A CHINA SHOP

Meaning of LIKE A BULL IN A CHINA SHOP in English

awkward, clumsy, graceless

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

LIKE A BULL IN A CHINA SHOP — behaving clumsily in a delicate situation. → bull
Concise Oxford English vocab
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LIKE A BULL IN A CHINA SHOP — как слон в фарфоровой лавке
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Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
LIKE A BULL IN A CHINA SHOP — как слон в посудной лавке
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHINA — China (sh-) npr China; muralia de China Chinese Wall, Great Wall of China; mar de China China Sea; tinta de …
Interlingua English vocab
CHINA — I officially People's Republic of China Country, eastern Asia. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Area: 3,696,100 sq mi (9,572,900 sq km). Population …
Английский словарь Британика
BULL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) bull market Bull Moose Party bull terrier Bull John Bull Ole Bornemann bull roarer …
Английский словарь Британика
SHOP — I. ˈshäp noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English shoppe, from Old English sceoppa booth; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIKE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHINA — I. ˈchīnə noun ( -s ) Etymology: modification (influenced by China, the country) of Persian chīnī (Chinese) porcelain 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BULL — I. ˈbu̇l noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bule, from Old English bula; akin to Old English bulluc young …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BULL — (v. t.) To endeavor to raise the market price of; as, to bull railroad bonds; to bull stocks; to bull …
Английский словарь Webster
BULL — ( v. t. ) To endeavor to raise the market price of; as, to bull railroad bonds; to bull stocks; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHOP — /shop/ , n. , v. , shopped, shopping , interj. n. 1. a retail store, esp. a small one. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIKE — like 1 — liker , n. /luyk/ , adj., ( Poetic ) liker, likest , prep., adv., conj., n., v., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHINA — /chuy"neuh/ , n. 1. People's Republic of , a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHINA — /chuy"neuh/ , n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BULL — bull 1 — bull-like , adj. /bool/ , n. 1. the male of a bovine animal, esp. of the genus …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BULL — adj. big and strong like a bull; male; of or pertaining a bull, that resembles a bull; having to do …
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LIKE
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BULL — I. ˈbu̇l, ˈbəl noun Etymology: Middle English bule, from Old English bula; akin to Old Norse boli bull Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHOP — imp. of shape. shaped. 2. shop ·vi to visit shops for the purpose of purchasing goods. 3. shop ·add. ·noun …
Webster English vocab
LIKE — adj likely; probably. 2. like ·adj in a like or similar manner. 3. like ·vi to be pleased; to choose. …
Webster English vocab
BULL — vi a seal. ·see bulla. 2. bull ·noun taurus, the second of the twelve signs of the zodiac. 3. bull …
Webster English vocab
CHINA — Temples on the slopes of Mount T'ai, one of the five holy peaks of China; it is the principal peak …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHOP — / ʃɒp; NAmE ʃɑːp/ noun , verb ■ noun WHERE YOU BUY STH 1. [ C ] ( especially BrE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIKE — / laɪk; NAmE / preposition , verb , conjunction , noun , adjective , adverb ■ preposition 1. similar to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHINA — / ˈtʃaɪnə; NAmE / noun [ U ] 1. white clay which is baked and used for making delicate cups, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BULL
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOP — I. shop 1 S1 W1 /ʃɒp $ ʃɑːp/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ shop , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIKE — I. like 1 S1 W1 /laɪk/ BrE AmE preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ like 6 ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHINA — China BrE AmE the largest country in eastern Asia. Population: 1,321,851,888 (2007). Capital: Beijing. China's population is the largest of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHINA — chi ‧ na /ˈtʃaɪnə/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Persian ; Origin: chini 'Chinese' ; because …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHOP — n. & v. --n. 1 a building, room, etc., for the retail sale of goods or services (chemist's shop; betting-shop). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHINA — n. & adj. --n. 1 a kind of fine white or translucent ceramic ware, porcelain, etc. 2 things made from …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BULL — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 a an uncastrated male bovine animal. b a male of the whale, elephant, and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHOP — n. & v. n. 1 a building, room, etc., for the retail sale of goods or services (chemist's shop; betting-shop). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHINA — n. & adj. n. 1 a kind of fine white or translucent ceramic ware, porcelain, etc. 2 things made from …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BULL — n., adj., & v. n. 1 a an uncastrated male bovine animal. b a male of the whale, elephant, and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHOP — n. & v. --n. 1. a building, room, etc., for the retail sale of goods or services (chemist's shop; betting-shop). …
Oxford English vocab
LIKE — 1. adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) …
Oxford English vocab
CHINA — n. & adj. --n. 1. a kind of fine white or translucent ceramic ware, porcelain, etc. 2 things made from …
Oxford English vocab
BULL — 1. n., adj., & v. --n. 1. a an uncastrated male bovine animal. b a male of the whale, elephant, …
Oxford English vocab
LIKE — I. PREPOSITION AND CONJUNCTION USES /laɪk, laɪk/ ( likes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOP
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHINA — 1. China is a hard white substance made from clay. It is used to make things such as cups, bowls, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BULL
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOP
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHINA — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a paper/plastic/china cup (= one made of paper etc ) ▪ All they had to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BULL
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHINA — [noun] [U] - high quality clay that is shaped and then heated to make it permanently hard, or objects made …
Cambridge English vocab
BULL — n. bull market Bull Moose Party Bull Run Battles of bull terrier Bull John Bull Ole Bornemann bull roarer Golden …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CHINA — n. People's Republic of China bone china China Sea Cochin China Great Wall of China
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CHINA — n. officially People's Republic of China Country, eastern Asia. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Area: 3,696,100 sq mi (9,572,900 sq km). Population …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BULL
Slang English vocab
CHINA — noun 1 hard white substance ADJECTIVE ▪ fine ▪ bone ▪ fine bone ~ tableware VERB + CHINA ▪ be …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LIKE — See ↑ ENJOY 1, ↑ EXAMPLE 3, ↑ LIKE 1,7, ↑ WAY 8 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be just like • …
Longman Activator English vocab
LIKE — INDEX: things 1. to like something 2. to like something very much 3. to like something that could be bad …
Longman Activator English vocab

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