Como Pronunciar "a bull in a china shop"
expression
uh BOOL in uh CHY-nuh SHAHp
uh BOOL in uh CHY-nuh SHOP
Definição
An idiom describing someone who is very clumsy, careless, or likely to accidentally cause damage, especially in a delicate or sensitive situation.
Transcrição IPA
Inglês Americano
ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈbʊɫ/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈtʃaɪnə/ /ˈʃɑp
Inglês Britânico
æɪ/ /bˈʊl/ /ˈɪn/ /æɪ/ /tʃˈaɪnɐ/ /ʃˈɒp
Pronúncia Simplificada
EUA
uh BOOL in uh CHY-nuh SHAHp
UK
uh BOOL in uh CHY-nuh SHOP
Ouça em Contexto
Tom is like a bull in a china shop when he cleans the house.
Be careful—with your big backpack, you’ll be a bull in a china shop.
If you’re nervous, you might act like a bull in a china shop.
Give Mark anything fragile and he turns into a bull in a china shop.