"like a bowl in a china shop" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{head|en|misspelling}} like a bowl in a china shop
  1. Misunderstanding or mishearing of like a bull in a china shop.
    Sense id: en-like_a_bowl_in_a_china_shop-en-adj-sSj49kw5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33
  2. (simile) mundane
    Sense id: en-like_a_bowl_in_a_china_shop-en-adj-2-9VBvwo Categories (other): English similes

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