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| English | Russian |
| be covered by the criminal's code | быть в законе |
| by cash | налик |
| criminal covered by the code | законник (of the underworld; вор в законе) |
| fly-by-night | ночная бабочка (проститутка igisheva) |
| get someone by the short hairs | схватить за "одно" место (VLZ_58) |
| he was done over by a gang of roughs | его избила банда хулиганов (by bandits, etc., и т.д.) |
| stand by one's word | подписаться (под своими словами: It's kind of like "if you're going to try and fuck us over be prepared to stand by your word in court". 4uzhoj) |
| take possession of something by force | отжать (to extort, to expropriate, to seize or take the possession of something by physical force, menace or other illegal and ingenuine means) |