it's from a interview page, the original sentence is 9 g% L% H6 W1 B( q: E Z
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% p% Y" x- O6 T6 E6 {. g! S# ?
8 b C& X! p$ V/ G5 _+ DExplanation: Used when talking about a person who is rather insensitive - L; D. R. e! o$ z. I9 z5 z* O+ m. W
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.
be like a bull in a china shop / A9 ~# s& I) J3 Wto 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 0 N- D1 }$ U5 o9 D: S* s: S7 M3 } : U( @/ \5 Q0 L6 K5 G* }
i asked the same question to a native speaker, she even didn't the meaning.
# R' J' S& [6 `5 r' c( lYou aleardy got the answer from Billzhao