Terms for subject Idiomatic containing People

English	Russian
art belongs to the people	искусство принадлежит народу (Заголовок статьи: "'Art belongs to the people': Vandals destroying a valuable outlet – Dublin Lord Mayor Hazel Chu" independent.ie Alexander Oshis)
bring people to their senses	вразумить людей (Ваня.В)
Contrary to what many people think	Вопреки мнению многих (людей Himera)
elites can't and people don't want to	верхи не могут, низы не хотят (grafleonov)
Life of outstanding people	Жизнь замечательных людей (barracuda)
like priest like people	каков поп, таков и приход
make a cat's paw of other people	пользоваться чужим трудом в корыстных личных интересах (VLZ_58)
make someone do the work of two people	драть три шкуры (VLZ_58)
make someone do the work of two people	содрать семь шкур (VLZ_58)
ordinary people	люди с улицы (often with the implication that they are undeserving, lacking in status, uneducated etc. VLZ_58)
people die for metal	люди гибнут за металл (snowleopard)
people in the street	люди с улицы (VLZ_58)
people person	доброжелательный человек (jouris-t)
people that are dumb as rocks	тупые как валенки (Washington Post Alex_Odeychuk)
people will talk	на чужой роток не накинешь платок (Newspapers wrote about her and her diamonds. She commented with a sigh: "People will talk." Taras)
people work for money but die for a cause	люди работают за деньги, а умирают за идею (Ivan Pisarev)
proud of our people!	знай наших! (Ivan Pisarev)
put wool over other people's eyes	пускать пыль в глаза (Yeldar Azanbayev)
rub some people the wrong way	не всем прийтись по вкусу (The government is aware that the new legislation may rub some people the wrong way. ART Vancouver)
some people have all the luck	везёт же некоторым (Рина Грант)
the common people	люди с улицы (VLZ_58)
the poorest people	самые бедные (Andrey Truhachev)
they ping-pong people from Paul to Peter	Иван кивает на Петра, а Пётр кивает на Ивана
Today, for instance, I took a sheep to town. Why not? You've got to feed the people somehow – that's what we're here for	я вот отнёс барашка в город. А как же? Кормить-поить народ надо-мы к тому приставлены (Г. Троепольский, Белый Бим Чёрное ухо Taras)
we do not need intelligent people. we need loyal people	Умных не надобно. Надобны верные (Alexander Oshis)
you can't shut people up	на чужой роток не накинешь платок (Taras)
you can't stop people from talking	на чужой роток не накинешь платок (Taras)
you one can't stop people from talking	на чужой роток не накинешь платок (Taras)