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| Russian | English |
| ведущийся в собственных интересах | self-serving ("The problem was the blurring of the line between operational deception in the day-to-day business of collecting secret intelligence and the self-serving deception of superiors by intelligence officers in the field, who were judged, promoted and paid according to their "success" in running agents and writing reports." – Thomas Powers, NYT Magazine ART Vancouver) |
| выживать из собственного дома | tax sb. out of sb.'s home (высокими налогами, применительно к домовладельцам, вполне распространённая практика руководства крупных муниципалитетов в Канаде: 7.5 per cent? Too much. Tax increases way exceed my salary increases. They are taxing people out of their homes. (Twitter) ART Vancouver) |
| поглощённость собственными интересами | ego trip |
| чувство собственного превосходства | self-righteousness (4uzhoj) |