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like a bull in a china shop
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(Definition of like a bull in a china shop from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Not paying attention
Synonyms and related words:
- absent adjective (NOT PAYING ATTENTION)
- absent-minded adjective
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- abstracted adjective
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