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[–] LammaLemma@lemmy.ca 22 points 7 months ago (11 children)

Bull in a China shop - Idiom that describes a clumsy person. The second one is a a kid in a candy store where kid means baby goat as well as a child (human)

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 17 points 7 months ago (10 children)

In German, it's an elephant instead of a bull is someone is curious

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago (4 children)

We've learned enough about Germans in the last few days on Lemmy.

[–] musubibreakfast@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I don't wish to learn any more about Germany

[–] huppakee@lemm.ee 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

In Dutch it's also an elephant in case you do want to learn more about Dutch :)

[–] bebabalula@feddit.dk 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Same in Danish - but in a glass store

[–] huppakee@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago

Whatever works, I guess, actually in Dutch it is in a 'china-cabinet' (?) as in a closet/cupboard for fragile plates but i guess that word is so old it's not really something anyone actually anyone has like nobody has silverware for special occasions anymore.

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