(one's) (old) china Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

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a bull in a China shop

"a big, reckless person in a room full of fragile things; cramp your style" Imagine a 300-pound football player at a tea party, and you have a bull in a China shop.

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all the tea in China

(See not for all the tea in China)

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bull in a China shop

(See a bull in a China shop)

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for all the tea in China

(See not for all the tea in China)

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not for all the tea in China

"no; never; not if you gave me all the tea in China" """Would you like to live in space?"" ""No. Not for all the tea in China!"""

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china

mate, a friendly term of address; derived from the cockney rhyming slang china plate

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china white

cocaine

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Slow boat to China

This idiom is used to describe something that is very slow and takes a long time.

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China syndrome|China|syndrome

n., informal From the title of the movie with Jane Fonda and Jack Lemmon. The possibility that an industrial nuclear reactor might explode, literally affecting the other side of the planet (as if by eating a hole through the earth all the way to China.) Antinuclear demonstrators are greatly worried about the China syndrome.

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bull in a china shop|bull|china|china shop|shop

n. phr. A rough or clumsy person who says or does something to anger others or upset plans; a tactless person. We were talking politely and carefully with the teacher about a class party, but John came in like a bull in a china shop and his rough talk made the teacher say no.

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not for the world|Brazil|China|coffee|for all the

adv. phr. Not at any price; not for anything. I wouldn't hurt his feelings for the world. Not for worlds would he let his children go hungry.

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china, China

china, China
In addition to the idiom beginning with china, also see bull in a china shop; not for all the tea in China.

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Chinaman's chance

Chinaman's chance
Also, ghost of a chance. An extremely slim chance, a hopeless undertaking. Both versions are most often put negatively, as in He hasn't a Chinaman's chance of finishing the work in time, or They haven't a ghost of a chance to get as far as the playoffs. The first term, now considered offensive, dates from the late 1800s when many Chinese immigrants came to work in California and were resented because they worked for lower wages. Its precise allusion is unclear. The variant, which relies on the meaning of ghost as an insubstantial shadow, dates from the mid-1800s. Also see the synonyms fat chance; not have an earthly chance.

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not a Chinaman's chance

not a Chinaman's chance
Also, not a ghost of a chance. See under Chinaman's chance.

(one's) (old) china

slang One's abutting friend. The appellation comes from balladry argot in which "china" is abbreviate for "china plate," which rhymes with "mate." Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Bring your ceramics to the appearance then—the more, the merrier. It's consistently abundant to absorb time with my old china.Learn more: china

china

slang A abutting friend. The appellation comes from balladry argot in which "china" is abbreviate for "china plate," which rhymes with "mate." Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Bring your ceramics to the appearance then—the more, the merrier. It's consistently abundant to absorb time with my old china.

China

n. the teeth. (Learn added ivories.) I spent a abuse affluence aggravating to get this Ceramics anchored up.

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