Like a bull in a china shop...

In English there are lots of peculiar animal idioms. For example:

• in the doghouse - (means in trouble)


• eg. "You broke mother's favourite vase? You're really in the doghouse now."


• as mad as a March hare (means completely insane)


• eg."That man was as mad as a March hare"

This site http://doghause.com/idioms.asp has a nice collection.

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