what does a bull in a china shop mean?

sol

it's from a interview page, the original sentence is
4 C  h0 S. U2 Y. q7 Q, t& BUnless you’ve been specifically recruited to make fast, radical change, few people will appreciate a “bull in a China shop” approach.

billzhao

Definition: someone who is clumsy; someone who upsets other people's plans
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" P4 }; J) N* N, F8 P7 k+ sExplanation: Used when talking about a person who is rather insensitive

: O" O6 J8 E$ D+ {7 c6 A" L# ~Examples: He was like a bull in a china shop with our new clients. - His lack of understanding made him appear as a bull in a china shop.

billzhao

be like a bull in a china shop
+ {/ D# P- s1 H  Dto often drop or break things because you move awkwardly or roughly. Rob's like a bull in a china shop - don't let him near those plants. She's like a bull in a china shop when it comes to dealing with people's feelings. (= behaves in a way that offends people)

sol

i asked the same question to a native speaker, she even didn't the meaning.

sweetspot

原帖由 sol 于 2008-6-5 19:45 发表
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2 \5 T. |7 |+ ~$ f- ai asked the same question to a native speaker, she even didn't the meaning.

: P/ `/ @  h6 f8 rYou aleardy got the answer from Billzhao

康派鹫

在瓷器商店乱闯的公牛。

xb.su

OMG, 终于明白了，此CHINA非彼CHINA
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