mint elefánt a porcelánboltban

Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

mint elefánt a porcelánboltban

1. (simile) like a bull in a china shop

   Synonym: mint elefánt a porcelánüzletben

Further reading

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