| English | Russian |
| drink oneself insensible | напиться до бесчувствия (igisheva) |
| drink oneself to stupor | напиться до бесчувствия (igisheva) |
| drink oneself under the table | напиться до положения риз (igisheva) |
| enslave oneself | закабалить себя ("Canada to allow 30-year amortization for first-time buyers' mortgages on new homes... By extending amortization, monthly mortgage payments will be more affordable for young Canadians who want that first home of their own..." – Uh oh Canada, who’s up for locking in 700k mortgage at 6-7% for 30 years? Do you know how much you’re paying? This is a slippery slope! The average person not knowing better, falls for this trap enslaving yourself to the gigantic debt you signed, paying over 50% of your principal in interest!! (Twitter) ART Vancouver) |
| hoard for oneself | захватить себе (что-л., несправедливо: I have very modest means, I live with five roommates to make rent in this town. My boat is fifty years old and worth less than $5k. I keep her on a mooring ball, because even if I could find a slip for her in the Metro, the monthly cost would be beyond insane and in no way make sense economically. It’s a depressing state of affairs, the rich are doing everything possible to bleed any joy out of our lives so that they can hoard it for themselves and increase the value of whatever is left. Largely to rent it back to us. -- лишить нас радости в жизни, чтобы они могли всё захватить (Reddit) ART Vancouver) |
| hoard for oneself | захапать (что-л., несправедливо: I have very modest means, I live with five roommates to make rent in this town. My boat is fifty years old and worth less than $5k. I keep her on a mooring ball, because even if I could find a slip for her in the Metro, the monthly cost would be beyond insane and in no way make sense economically. It’s a depressing state of affairs, the rich are doing everything possible to bleed any joy out of our lives so that they can hoard it for themselves and increase the value of whatever is left. Largely to rent it back to us. -- лишить нас радости в жизни, чтобы они могли всё захапать себе (Reddit) ART Vancouver) |
| hoard for oneself | отобрать (что-л., несправедливо: I have very modest means, I live with five roommates to make rent in this town. My boat is fifty years old and worth less than $5k. I keep her on a mooring ball, because even if I could find a slip for her in the Metro, the monthly cost would be beyond insane and in no way make sense economically. It’s a depressing state of affairs, the rich are doing everything possible to bleed any joy out of our lives so that they can hoard it for themselves and increase the value of whatever is left. Largely to rent it back to us. -- лишить нас радости в жизни, чтобы они могли всё отобрать себе (Reddit) ART Vancouver) |
| let oneself be used as a door-mat | позволять вытирать об себя ноги (igisheva) |
| make a nuisance of oneself | издеваться ("There ought to be a law. Probably was and the guy in the speedboat didn't give a damn. He enjoyed making a nuisance of himself, like other people I was meeting." (Raymond Chandler) – Ему нравилось издеваться над другими людьми. ART Vancouver) |
| pride oneself | кичиться (on Anglophile) |
| promote oneself | заниматься саморекламой (ART Vancouver) |
| waste oneself on | размениваться на (igisheva) |
