| Russian | English |
| его весёлое выступление имело большой успех | his amusing performance brought the house down |
| её пение имело большой успех | she was a great success as a singer |
| иметь большой успех | go down a bomb (Anglophile) |
| иметь большой успех | go down like a bomb (go (down) like a bomb – to go well, to be a success, to go quickly; few hits though Alexander Demidov) |
| иметь большой успех | score a great success |
| иметь большой успех | be a great draw |
| иметь большой успех | carry everything before one |
| иметь большой успех | prove a great hit (Aslandado) |
| иметь большой успех | carry all before one |
| иметь большой шанс на успех | be away |
| представление имело большой успех | the programme was a huge success |
| пьеса имела большой успех | the play had a great success |
| распродажа имеет большой успех | the clearance sale is pulling well |
| узнать, что пьеса имела большой успех | hear that the play was a success (he has been ill, he was engaged, that there were no empty rooms available, etc., и т.д.) |
| услышать, что пьеса имела большой успех | hear that the play was a success (he has been ill, he was engaged, that there were no empty rooms available, etc., и т.д.) |
| фильм имел большой успех | the film was quite a hit |
| художественная выставка имела большой успех у публики | the art show was a great success with the public |
