it's from a interview page, the original sentence is 9 y, C( [5 o$ Q( ]7 K y
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 plans. s! i; A, ^. _" c! k6 a4 x
6 D4 [7 O4 R) M. F& H% t9 uExplanation: Used when talking about a person who is rather insensitive4 Z' a0 z. R9 _, I r/ ]
5 K$ P \8 J1 c0 HExamples: 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.
be like a bull in a china shop 9 h% y2 y! \! { ]3 b( \+ gto 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 $ r: l, i4 r: \+ u9 m6 W, y! l: V! `" s6 F& `! e
i asked the same question to a native speaker, she even didn't the meaning.
% P2 I9 K- r, H0 q+ G( I; Z7 QYou aleardy got the answer from Billzhao