English | Russian |
clearance chit | бегунок |
calling in favors or chits | блат (Его взяли на работу по блату. He got the job through the old boy network. Он устроил своего сынка в институт по блату. He got his fair-haired boy into the institute by pulling strings.; знакомство, связи connections or influence used to gain unfair advantage) |