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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 2 c, x ]. T, u4 A, r. }+ l: W# E# K' A# @& o+ X+ M
Explanation: Used when talking about a person who is rather insensitive& l: E+ f: ~* l; j, X3 K
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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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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 T3 d% D1 ~: `+ _! F0 o 6 h0 I" f7 p' w# k1 G9 d& b3 J1 w' Di asked the same question to a native speaker, she even didn't the meaning.
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