A Bull in a China Shop

What it means

Someone clumsy let loose among things that break easily, with the result you would expect.

Where it comes from

China means porcelain, named for the country it was imported from. When a television programme actually put bulls among crockery the animals proved careful, which spoils the phrase without making it less useful.

The puzzle it came from

A Bull in a China Shop was the answer to the Phrasicle of September 21, 2025. The clue read A ____ in a ____ ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.

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