A BULL IN A CHINA SHOP

Meaning of A BULL IN A CHINA SHOP in English

a big, reckless person in a room full of fragile things

Imagine a 300-pound football player at a tea party, and you have a bull in a china shop.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

A BULL IN A CHINA SHOP — a person who is careless, or who moves or acts in a rough or awkward way, in a place or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
A BULL IN A CHINA SHOP — "a big, reckless person in a room full of fragile things; cramp your style" Imagine a 300-pound football player at …
English Idioms vocab
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
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
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 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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
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
CHINA — / ˈtʃaɪnə; NAmE / noun [ U ] 1. white clay which is baked and used for making delicate cups, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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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
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
BULL
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
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
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
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
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
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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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
SHOP
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHINA — сущ. Китай; People's Republic of China Китайская Народная Республика, КНР Китай китайский - * tea китайский чай - * wood …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHINA — I прил. China китайский II 1. сущ. фарфор, фарфоровые изделия egg-shell china ≈ тонкий фарфор Syn : porcelain to break …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BULL — I 1. сущ. 1) бык; буйвол; тж. самец кита, слона, аллигатора и др. крупных животных A bull is to be …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHOP — shop.ogg 1. ʃɒp n 1. 1> лавка, магазин dirty shop - грязная лавчонка fashionable shop - фешенебельный магазин grocer's butcher's, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
IN — in.ogg 1. ın n 1. 1> (the ins) pl парл. разг. политическая партия, находящаяся у власти см. тж. 2> обыкн. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CHINA — china.ogg 1. ʹtʃaınə n 1. 1> фарфор ( материал ) egg-shell china - китайский /очень тонкий/ фарфор 2> фарфоровые изделия; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BULL — bull.ogg _I 1. bʋl n 1. 1> бык 2> зоол. буйвол ( Bubalus ) 2. самец крупного животного ( кита, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHOP — 1) цех 2) мастерская; (небольшой) завод 3) склад 4) швейн. секция сборки и окончательной отделки изделия 5) магазин 6) бригада …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CHINA — фарфор; фарфоровые изделия; фарфоровая посуда - bone china - egg-shell china - opaque stone china
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SHOP — 1) цех 2) мастерская; (небольшой) завод 3) склад 4) швейн. секция сборки и окончательной отделки изделия 5) магазин 6) бригада стеклодувов • - arc-furnace melting shop - arc-furnace …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SHOP — 1) делать покупки 2) лавка 3) магазин 4) мастерская 5) цех 6) цеховый • carriage repair shop — вагоноремонтный цех factory and shop lumber — столярный пиломатериал floating repair …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
CHINA — фарфор; фарфоровые изделия; фарфоровая посуда - bone china - China porcelain - jasperated china - soft china
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SHOP
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CHINA — china I прил.Chinaкитайский II 1. сущ.фарфор, фарфоровые изделия egg-shell china — тонкий фарфор Syn:porcelain•• break china — взбудоражить, вызвать переполох …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SHOP — 1. ʃɒp n 1. 1> лавка, магазин dirty shop - грязная лавчонка fashionable shop - фешенебельный магазин grocer's butcher's, fruit …
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