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Prov. a very clumsy creature in a delicate situation. (*Typically: as awkward as ~; like ~.) I never know what to say at a funeral. I feel like a bull in a china shop, trampling on feelings without even meaning to. Lester felt like a bull in a china shop; reaching for an orange, he made several elaborate pyramids of fruit tumble down.

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He's like a bull in a china shop when it comes to affairs of the heart, which can only mean one thing - misery and disaster. Tonight's TV by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England) I'm more like a bull in a china shop, while he is more conservative in the way he picks and chooses his words. CELTIC COULDN'T AFFORD ME NOW SAYS NEIL LENNON; PARKHEAD STAR ON WHY ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) Byline: Lord Henry WHY is it the only image that leaps to mind when I hear about the Taoiseach's visit to China is of a rattled Biffo charging around like a bull in a china shop, smashing all and sundry in front of him. Cowen must pick up pace or it's financial doom for us; VIEW FROM ... by The Mirror (London, England)			light a fire under light as a feather light at the end of the tunnel light dawns light fire light on light out light purse makes a heavy heart light relief light up light with lighten lighten load lighten up lightly lightning Lightning does not strike twice Lightning never strikes twice lights like like a bat out of hell like a blind dog in a meat market like a bolt from the blue like a bolt out of the blue like a bull at a gate like a bull in a china shop like a bump on a log like a can of corn like a dream like a fish out of water like a headless chicken like a house on fire like a kid with a new toy like a lamb like a lamb to the slaughter like a lost soul like a man possessed like a million like a million dollars like a shag on a rock like a shot like a three-ring circus like a ton of bricks like blue blazes Like breeds like like clockwork like crazy like death like death warmed over like father, like son like fighting snakes			Lika Lika likability likability likable likable likableness likableness likably likably Likasi Likasi like like like like Like (preposition) Like (preposition) like , like like , like like a bat out of hell like a blind dog in a meat market like a bolt from the blue like a bolt out of the blue like a book like a book like a book like a book Like A Boss like a bull at a gate like a bull in a china shop like a bump on a log like a can of corn like a cat on a hot tin roof like a cat on a hot tin roof like a cat on a hot tin roof like a cat on hot bricks like a cat on hot bricks like a cat on hot bricks like a chicken with its head cut off Like a Dream like a fish out of water like a fish out of water like a fish out of water like a fish out of water like a flash like a flash like a flash like a flash like a flash Like A Fox like a headless chicken like a hot knife through butter like a hot knife through butter like a hot knife through butter like a hot knife through butter like a house afire like a house on fire like a kid with a new toy like a knife through butter like a knife through butter

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