what does a bull in a china shop mean?

sol

it's from a interview page, the original sentence is
/ `+ J+ U3 F" {; j. _1 RUnless 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

, p( I: e6 J; j, h0 W1 cExplanation: Used when talking about a person who is rather insensitive

. k% I5 m5 Q9 M9 M6 x$ rExamples: 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
+ q8 I& G9 L" R( T; R) c( l) r% ?to 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

; `0 s" c- p  s) I) U2 ?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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( A1 ^! O5 S' |9 H0 |/ mi asked the same question to a native speaker, she even didn't the meaning.

You 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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