it's from a interview page, the original sentence is $ ?& h$ F/ Z* D- K% [6 G( g1 p+ UUnless you’ve been specifically recruited to make fast, radical change, few people will appreciate a “bull in a China shop” approach.
Definition: someone who is clumsy; someone who upsets other people's plans 7 O$ k# ?( ?& j6 B$ S& n " F$ P/ ]9 ?: n) i# [6 C9 rExplanation: Used when talking about a person who is rather insensitive & D0 ]. `5 q, w+ u( R5 m - v, a) e! O; B; w3 }% O/ gExamples: 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.
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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)
原帖由 sol 于 2008-6-5 19:45 发表 / S R0 S% O4 n4 P% o9 v' r2 g6 h' b. j6 U1 K6 m# T1 ]
i asked the same question to a native speaker, she even didn't the meaning.
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You aleardy got the answer from Billzhao