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| Subject | English | Russian |
| amer. | have friends in high places | иметь высокопоставленных друзей (I got friends in high places Taras) |
| amer. | have friends in high places | иметь хорошие подвязки (Taras) |
| amer. | have friends in high places | иметь хорошие связи (Taras) |
| gen. | have friends in high places | иметь влиятельных друзей (‘How did he get promoted so quickly?' ‘Oh, he has friends in high places.' vogeler) |
| corrupt. | have some friends in high places | иметь нужные связи в верхах (Alex_Odeychuk) |