it's from a interview page, the original sentence is ) I5 ^* p$ D" j- B% R# Z$ YUnless 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& `2 n: h& H/ c6 z( {8 U$ q0 `0 x7 v
# K3 N' s5 Z& V0 gExplanation: Used when talking about a person who is rather insensitive! o; R8 M7 \& n `8 H% F! N8 O( r' h
% }* ^/ k, z- X& i7 f, w. EExamples: 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$ Q+ [$ Y" C, N. P: p3 A
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 2 W8 s* M0 H! O/ J1 u( L0 O ( D+ X4 d6 v% t1 H& m$ s$ _i asked the same question to a native speaker, she even didn't the meaning.
( e( o/ r5 C* B7 w- P6 `0 dYou aleardy got the answer from Billzhao