| Russian | English |
| взять кого-либо в оборот | give someone the works |
| дело кого-либо набирает обороты | the case against someone is heating up (VLZ_58) |
| дело принимает серьёзный оборот | the cat jumps (Bobrovska) |
| когда дела принимают крутой оборот | when the going gets tough (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| когда дела принимают неприятный оборот | when the going gets tough (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| когда дело принимает крутой оборот, крутые берутся за дело | when the going gets tough, the tough get going ("When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" is a song co-written and originally recorded by English singer Billy Ocean in 1985. Written by Wayne Brathwaite, Barry Eastmond, Robert John "Mutt" Lange and Billy Ocean, the song was used as the theme song for the Michael Douglas film, The Jewel of the Nile, the sequel to the hit blockbuster film, Romancing the Stone. VLZ_58) |
| набирать оборотов | kick into high gear (As the sharing economy kicks into high gear, more and more Americans will become independent contractors activated at the touch of a button. 4uzhoj) |
| набирать обороты | be alive and kicking (Taras) |
| набирать обороты | be onwards and upwards (Eranwen) |
| набрать обороты | be in the groove (Now that I'm in the groove, I think I'll be able to finish this paper tonight–ahead of schedule! george serebryakov) |
| начать набирать обороты | have gained momentum. (CNN Alex_Odeychuk) |
| принять неожиданный оборот | take a twist (Then this bizarre story takes another twist. ART Vancouver) |
| принять непредвиденный оборот | spin out of control (Val_Ships) |
| принять непредсказуемый оборот | spin out of control (he did not want to wage a conventional war that could spin out of control Val_Ships) |
| принять новый оборот | take on a new twist (The story of Canadians who were captured in photos appearing to fill up garbage bags with fuel from a US gas station has taken on a new twist. ART Vancouver) |
| пустить кого-либо в оборот | give the works (someone В.И.Макаров) |
| с пол-оборота | at the drop of a hat (Alexey Lebedev) |
| сбавить обороты | tone it down (VLZ_58) |
| сбавлять обороты | wind down (в смысле, успокаиваться Vadim Rouminsky) |
| стать набирать обороты | have gained momentum. (Alex_Odeychuk) |
