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win over

[win over] {v. phr.} To convert to one's position or point of view. * /The Democrats offered him a high-level executive position and thus way won him over to their […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

make a stand

[make a stand] {v. phr.} 1. To take a firm position on an issue. * /He keeps talking about politics hut he never makes a stand for what he believes […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

step down

[step down] {v.} 1. To come down in one move from a higher position to a lower. * /As soon as the train stopped, the conductor stepped down to help […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

J. De La Bruyere

A slave has but one master; an ambitious man has as many masters as there are people who may be useful in bettering his position. www.sky-net-eye.com

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лёгок на помине

[лёгок на помине] {turn of speech} [`l'iogok na po`minye] {literally} ~volatile if/while mentioned. {informal} […]

attributed to Oliver Cromwell

Put your trust in God--but keep your powder dry.

pull out of a hat

[pull out of a hat] {v. phr.}, {informal} To get as if by magic; invent; imagine. * /When the introduction to a dictionary […]

read between the lines

[read between the lines] {v. phr.} To understand all of a writer's meaning by guessing at what he has left unsaid. * /Some […]