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| English | Russian |
| get someone's own way | сам себе на уме (not much of a talker, but with a reputation for getting his own way.- Animal Farm, by George Orwell : chapter2) |
| There was almost certainly someone who took on the task of assembling the talents for the festivals in which Aeschylus and Sophocles competed. | Почти всегда находились люди, бравшие на себя роль собирателей талантов и устраивавшие фестивали, на которых Эсхил соперничал с Софоклом. (I. Shaw, Пер. К. Чугунова) |