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do someone a bear's serviceоказать медвежью услугу (данный вариант приводится только для целей буквалистического перевода, когда это необходимо: This story, used by the famous poet Krylov in his rhymed fable, is so popular in Russia that the term "to do someone a bear's service" has become a part of everyday speech, much more vivid than the English "to bestow a doubtful blessing" google.com)
have a run-in with the lawиметь проблемы с законом
the rescue of a drowning man is the drowning man's own jobспасение утопающих – дело рук самих утопающих (ROGER YOUNG)