| English | Russian |
| 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) |
| make short work of | прижать к ногтю (someone VLZ_58) |
| make the numbers work | окупить затраты и получить прибыль (“Talking to builders, most of them can’t make the numbers work for building new residential towers or six-storey wood frame, or even townhouses, because construction cost is so high, and the timeline takes so long, and there’s so much uncertainty there,” said Veerman.  storeys.com ART Vancouver) |
| make someone work like a dog | драть три шкуры (VLZ_58) |
| make someone work like a dog | содрать семь шкур (VLZ_58) |