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| Russian | English |
| по блату | through the buddy system (Anglophile) |
| по блату | through pull (to get a job through pull VLZ_58) |
| по блату | by backstair influence |
| по блату | by pulling strings (VLZ_58) |
| по блату | juiced in (He is juiced in – Он здесь (работает или учится) по блату Tamerlane) |
| решать вопросы по блату | engage in antimeritocratic behavior (Alex_Odeychuk) |