china shop

See: BULL IN A CHINA SHOP.

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[bull in a china shop] {n. phr.} A rough or clumsy person who says or does something to anger others or upset plans; a tactless person. * /We were talking […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[close up shop] {v. phr.} 1. To shut a store at the end of a day's business, also, to end a business. * /The grocer closes up shop at 5 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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