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Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. A child in an art museum is like a bull in a China shop. |
A clumsy person in a delicate situation A person who cries for everything A talkative person A person with no moral values |
A clumsy person in a delicate situation |
The most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom "like a bull in a China shop" in the given sentence is a clumsy person in a delicate situation. The other options are incorrect.
The idiom "like a bull in a China shop" comes from the idea of a bull running through a China shop, knocking over and breaking all the delicate items. In the same way, someone who is like a bull in a China shop is someone who is clumsy and careless, and who does not take care of their surroundings. For example, you might say that a child running around in an art museum is like a bull in a China shop. |