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Unless 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 plans1 b, E; m7 C6 r; u- {- A+ |
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Explanation: Used when talking about a person who is rather insensitive : C( n4 ^- j" \0 D! i% g) `3 n- A# K( U4 f+ x9 }+ F6 Q$ ^
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.
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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 & F9 o0 _. o" V$ K & o/ E0 N8 s2 ^; S' g9 R* O3 V
i asked the same question to a native speaker, she even didn't the meaning.
9 {) }8 F* D0 M# v: }. k. tYou aleardy got the answer from Billzhao