Terms for subject American

English	Russian
a man is the king in his house	хозяин − барин (Maggie)
among his peers	среди своих ровесников (Val_Ships)
anyone worth his salt	любой опытный (человек; Any judge worth his salt would immediately report an attempt to influence the jury. Val_Ships)
give sb. his leave	увольнять с работы
give sb. his leave	давать расчёт
give sb. his walking orders	увольнять с работы
give sb. his walking orders	давать расчёт
give sb. his walking papers	увольнять с работы
give sb. his walking papers	давать расчёт
give sb. his walking ticket	увольнять с работы
give sb. his walking ticket	давать расчёт
give sb. his walking-orders	увольнять с работы
give sb. his walking-orders	давать расчёт
give sb. his walking-papers	увольнять с работы
give sb. his walking-papers	давать расчёт
give sb. his walking-ticket	увольнять с работы
give sb. his walking-ticket	давать расчёт
he can't find his ass with both hands	самый непролазный дебил, который когда-либо жил (VLZ_58)
he can't find his ass with both hands	пьян в драбадан (So drunk he couldn't find his butt with both hands. VLZ_58)
he can't find his ass with both hands	пьян в стельку (VLZ_58)
he can't find his ass with both hands	пьян в зюзю (VLZ_58)
he can't find his ass with both hands	тупее тупого (Someone who does not have a clue about what is going on around them. A person that has to have jokes explained to them. Even worse, someone that acts as if they don't understand something even when they understand perfectly. Variations: butt may replace ass; hold may replace find; two may replace both; in his back pocket may be added. He is a no-good scumbag who couldn't find his ass with both hands in his back pocket VLZ_58)
he's got a good head on his shoulders	чердак варит
his apartment is a real palace	у него не квартира, а хоромы
the good life's gone to his/her head	бесится с жиру (Maggie)
the last snide remark made him lose his temper	последнее ехидное замечание вывело его из себя (Maggie)
what's his story?	кто он такой? (Taras)
Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his hat and called it macaroni	Янки Дудл воткнул в шляпу перо и сказал, что это очень модно (из известной песенки "Янки Дудл")