what does a bull in a china shop mean?

sol

it's from a interview page, the original sentence is
Unless 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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& s, u5 E& X3 h, j1 f8 RExplanation: Used when talking about a person who is rather insensitive

0 O" P! G" J) Y7 ~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
6 \% N- z+ S) X+ A9 S: j" ito 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+ {! F' N, x; M% i$ ?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

  s5 n" L0 l  L4 Ui asked the same question to a native speaker, she even didn't the meaning.

. X5 d: d3 Q( v2 V1 [9 W8 B- OYou 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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