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Definition of "china-shop" []

  • A shop in which china, crockery, glassware, etc., are sold. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "china-shop" in a sentence
  • "And on went the giant, behind before, like a bull in a china-shop, till he ran into the steeple of the great idol temple"
  • "Well, then — now they are ALL away, let us frisk at our ease, and have at everything like the bull in the china-shop."
  • "Instead, he is charging in like a bull in a china-shop."
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