A bull in a china shop

Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 5
Meaning

A clumsy person in a delicate situation

हिंदी अर्थ

नाज़ुक जगह पर अनाड़ी व्यक्ति

Example sentences

He was a bull in a china shop at that meeting.

A bull in a china shop breaks what he means to help.

Daily use: Bull in china shop tha wo.

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SSC MTS 2019
Memory trick · Prashant Sir

यहाँ china = चीनी मिट्टी के नाज़ुक बर्तन, जो छूते ही टूट जाएँ। Bull = साँड़, जिसे किसी चीज़ की परवाह नहीं। नाज़ुक cups-plates की दुकान में साँड़ घुस जाए तो कितना नुक़सान होगा — यही clumsy person in a delicate situation।

Here 'china' means fine porcelain crockery, which breaks at a touch. A bull does not care about anything. Let a bull loose in a shop full of delicate cups and plates and imagine the damage: that is a clumsy person in a delicate situation.

Exam note

अक्सर पूछा जाने वाला idiom; उत्तर है clumsy person in a delicate situation। Maladroit (अनाड़ी) synonym है, जबकि tactful और diplomatic (व्यवहारकुशल) उल्टे हैं।

A frequently asked idiom; the answer is a clumsy person in a delicate situation. 'Maladroit' (clumsy) is a synonym, while 'tactful' and 'diplomatic' are opposites.

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