idiom help?

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can any one tell me the history of the idiom ''bull in a china shop''
includes where and when it originated.
and the story behind it.

2007-02-11 04:38:31 · 2 answers · asked by Dyl P 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

2 answers

bull in a china shop

An extremely clumsy person, as in Her living room, with its delicate furniture and knickknacks, made him feel like a bull in a china shop. The precise origin for this term has been lost; it was first recorded in Frederick Marryat's novel, Jacob Faithful (1834).

2007-02-11 04:47:48 · answer #1 · answered by B*Family 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

it can be modernized to mean ~you can't fix stupid

2007-02-11 14:14:57 · answer #2 · answered by bev 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋