‘A Bull in a China Shop’ -  How was it originated?

This refers to a situation where a person finds himself out
of place and deals too roughly with a delicate problem.

It is believed that it came from real life situations. During
the seventeenth century, cattle were brought to the market
in London. The animal occasionally strayed into nearby
china-ware shops. While attempting to control these
animals, they played a real havoc with the items.

The expression is believed to have recorded for the first
time in a novel ‘Jacob Faithful’ (1834) a novel authored by
Frederick Marryat.

There is a similar expression in elephant countries:    
'Elephant in a sugar cane field’.


                                                                                        November 2006
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