 |
| Subject | Russian | English |
| gen. | жизнь не по средствам | self-indulgence (Y.F. Yakov F.) |
| gen. | жизнь по средствам | pay as you go |
| gen. | жизнь по средствам | pay-as-you-go |
| polit. | правила жизни по средствам | pay-as-you-go rules (steps to rein in spending: they include rules requiring that spending or tax cuts be offset by cuts to other programs or tax increases, a freeze on most discretionary spending; англ. цитата приводится из статьи в Wall Street Journal Alex_Odeychuk) |