what does a bull in a china shop mean?

sol

it's from a interview page, the original sentence is
. e% M" v: _- Y, r$ _0 FUnless 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

2 Z0 C( m; I; B$ M" w% H* j1 H2 kExplanation: Used when talking about a person who is rather insensitive

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.

billzhao

be like a bull in a china shop
% A, [7 F9 n. F5 s/ ito 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

i 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

3 d* b; N9 I3 @8 f9 g4 Fi asked the same question to a native speaker, she even didn't the meaning.

. m2 B2 k/ Z( Y9 |* U6 ^0 zYou 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