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| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | great and the good | важные персоны (правильно: the great and the good – important people "The move toward a more democratic state will not be universally welcomed by the great and the good." КГА) |
| ironic. | the good and the great | сильные мира сего (тж. см. movers and shakers Taras) |
| Makarov., ironic., engl. | the good and the great | сильные мира сего |
| fig.of.sp. | the great and the good | сильные мира сего (sea holly) |