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  What it means

  Literally “like an elephant in a porcelain shop.” Describes someone who is clumsy, tactless, or causes chaos wherever they go — “like a bull in a china shop.”

  Vocabulary

  • słoń — elephant
  • skład — shop, store, warehouse
  • porcelana — porcelain, china

  Grammar note

  'W składzie' uses the locative of 'skład' after 'w'. 'Porcelany' is genitive of 'porcelana' — genitive of material/type.

  Cultural context

  The Polish version uses 'skład' (shop/warehouse) rather than 'sklep' — a slightly old-fashioned word that gives the phrase a classic feel.

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