| Russian | English |
| лёгкие задачи выполнять в первую очередь | grab low-hanging fruit (Yeldar Azanbayev) |
| на первом месте в списке | at the top of the list (кандидатов на должность, возможных причин случившегося и т.п.: Defects in the shotcrete, such as insufficient thickness or poor consolidation in and around the tieback anchor plates, are an obvious first place to look for possible causes, he said. “That’s got to be at the top of the list of potential causes,” he said. “Shotcrete being that it’s like this onsite-injected concrete, the variability is very high. If the person doing the job isn’t going a great job, it can very quickly not be good quality.”  vancouversun.com ART Vancouver) |
| не в первый раз сталкиваться | no stranger to (с каким-л. явлением, проблемой и т.п.: The former Navy pilot and UFO witness has started to publish the testimonies of other pilots who have had UFO encounters. Graves, who is certainly no stranger to UFOs having witnessed a mysterious object with no visible means of propulsion around 10 years ago during his time with the US Navy, has now started to publish the testimonies of other (anonymous) pilot witnesses on his Twitter account. unexplained-mysteries.com ART Vancouver) |
| первый шаг в развитии деловых отношений | Get your foot in the door (Interex) |
