English | Russian |
fast footwork is the key to success in life | хочешь жить – умей вертеться (Anglophile) |
top dog, top or fat cat, big fish, big cheese, hotshot, bigwig, head honcho, big or top gun, high man on the totem-pole, heavy-hitter, big man on campus, key player, big kahuna | шишка (See also "важная птица" или "большой человек") |