| English | Russian |
| leave someone to the dogs | оставить без поддержки (Val_Ships) |
| the dog that did not bark | явная улика (in "Sherlock Holmes" it was an important clue that led to identifying the criminal lizaveta m_va) |
| throw someone to the dogs | бросить за ненадобностью (If Jessica doesn't achieve as they expect, they'll throw her to the dogs. Val_Ships) |
| throw someone to the dogs | оставить без поддержки (Val_Ships) |
| 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") |
| try it on the dog | проверить спектакль на провинциальном зрителе |
