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| Subject | Russian | English |
| busin. | познакомиться с кем-л. через общих знакомых | get to smb by a third party |
| gen. | через знакомых | on the bush telegraph (If you talk about the bush telegraph, you are talking about the way in which information or news can be passed on from person to person in conversation. This expression is used in British English: No, you didn't tell me, but I heard it on the bush telegraph. Jean-Michel had heard of our impending arrival in Conflans long before we got there. The bush telegraph on the waterways is extremely effective. CCDI Alexander Demidov) |
| gen. | через знакомых | through the grapevine (hear through the grapevine Elira007) |
| gen. | через знакомых | by word of mouth (Alexander Demidov) |