Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.

Awkward

Awkward as a blind dog in a meat shop.
—Anonymous

Awkward as a bull in a China shop.
—Anonymous

Awkward as a cow on ice.
—Anonymous

Awkward as a pig in a parlor.
—Anonymous

Awkward as a man in a bag.
—John Burroughs

Awkward … like jackanapes swallowing of pills.
—François Rabelais