Russ. equivalent of Ital. "ruspante"

[ameliede at EARTHLINK.NET]

At 08:04 AM 8/4/2009, you wrote:
>In Russian: Slon v posudnoi lavke. Vadim Besprozvany
>
> > Dear colleagues and Prof Gandolfo:
> >
> > In English, the closest equivalent I can think of, roughly conveying
> > both meanings sought by Gandolfo,  is "bull in a china shop."
> >
> > But how does one say that same thing in Russian?

I remember being called "kosolapyj" by a Russian when I behaved like 
a bull in a china shop,
many years ago.
Jules Levin
Los Angeles 

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