Idioms containing BULL
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BULL IN A CHINA SHOP
insensitive to delicate situations; to be so clumsy that one breaks things inadvertently
1. Tom was a bit of a bull in a china shop when he met his girlfriend’s family, asking all the wrong kinds of questions about her relatives.
2. Larry can’t take his son into the glassware store because he always manages to break things. He’s like a bull in a china shop.
2. Larry can’t take his son into the glassware store because he always manages to break things. He’s like a bull in a china shop.
COCK-AND-BULL STORY
a story that is too unlikely to be believed
1. You want me to believe some cock-and-bull story that you’re late getting home because you got lost and then ran out of gas?
2. The driver tried to explain his way out of getting a speeding ticket by inventing a cock-and-bull story.
2. The driver tried to explain his way out of getting a speeding ticket by inventing a cock-and-bull story.
TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS
to take action in a difficult or unpleasant situation
1. When it came time to paint the living room, nobody knew where to start. Ben took the bull by the horns , chose a brush, and started painting, and everybody followed his lead.
2. You know what you want to do for a living, but you need to start working toward your goal. Don’t be afraid to take the bull by the horns and start applying for jobs.
2. You know what you want to do for a living, but you need to start working toward your goal. Don’t be afraid to take the bull by the horns and start applying for jobs.
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