mint elefánt a porcelánüzletben

Hungarian

Etymology

Literally: “like an elephant in the china shop”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mint ˈɛlɛfaːnt ɒ ˈport͡sɛlaːnyzlɛdbɛn]

Adjective

mint elefánt a porcelánüzletben

1. (simile) Synonym of mint elefánt a porcelánboltban (“like a bull in a china shop”).

Further reading

• Paczolay, Gyula: 750 Hungarian Proverbs. Veszprém: Veszprémi Nyomda. 1991. →ISBN