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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 4 ]' a" H4 ^& e+ a# A+ s7 }7 V7 a( U$ x' G" a% [$ Z
Explanation: Used when talking about a person who is rather insensitive : p O& K3 |/ F/ o5 Q1 \8 R O2 Y1 [! s7 |
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 / R- b2 `8 n# H4 w5 {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 ! S1 @9 h/ A P r. I% O# o : y+ R$ t- O. l( ]7 X; xi asked the same question to a native speaker, she even didn't the meaning.
* ~5 K2 p2 j! i% A. Q: RYou aleardy got the answer from Billzhao