what does a bull in a china shop mean?

sol

it's from a interview page, the original sentence is
, e5 `3 \* l- f- a" ~% ?/ wUnless 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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* C( h# t( O# MExplanation: Used when talking about a person who is rather insensitive
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" l+ p) @5 i7 L8 a: m2 aExamples: 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
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)

sol

: v$ O8 k9 C/ {8 z1 u8 Si 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

) B% b$ F3 ]$ p; X7 s, Wi asked the same question to a native speaker, she even didn't the meaning.

2 D' i* O; _5 k+ l9 s4 T; `- |You 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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