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what does a bull in a china shop mean?

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发表于 2008-6-3 17:08 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
it's from a interview page, the original sentence is & R% n/ J% U2 U4 F& o7 v/ q3 x5 Z
Unless you’ve been specifically recruited to make fast, radical change, few people will appreciate a “bull in a China shop” approach.
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发表于 2008-6-3 17:42 | 显示全部楼层
Definition: someone who is clumsy; someone who upsets other people's plans' a* N$ F) |) Y2 J5 K$ m- M% }. W: T

& u4 }- S4 n4 n! H6 EExplanation: Used when talking about a person who is rather insensitive  S6 p0 |3 f7 N0 u0 E7 p) e
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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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发表于 2008-6-3 17:43 | 显示全部楼层
be like a bull in a china shop/ l; a! c9 \9 \% _& `% V3 [% ]) L
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)
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 楼主| 发表于 2008-6-5 18:45 | 显示全部楼层
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i asked the same question to a native speaker, she even didn't the meaning.
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发表于 2008-6-25 21:18 | 显示全部楼层
原帖由 sol 于 2008-6-5 19:45 发表
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9 B0 f$ a$ n5 B$ Di asked the same question to a native speaker, she even didn't the meaning.

7 {: N; {* ]( l" f8 }You aleardy got the answer from Billzhao
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发表于 2008-7-1 17:05 | 显示全部楼层
在瓷器商店乱闯的公牛。
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发表于 2008-7-8 10:36 | 显示全部楼层

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OMG, 终于明白了,此CHINA非彼CHINA4 O4 q$ P& |# s. b
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