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| the squeaky wheel gets the grease (lenabrandt) | |||
| He who's fleet gets to eat (norasfavorov); if you've got it, flaunt it! (Andrey Truhachev) | |||
| cheek brings success; grasp the nettle and it won't sting you; they that can cobble and clout, shall have work when others go without; he that blows best, bears away the horn; he that comes first to the hill, may sit where he will (contrast: the weakest goes to the wall); faint heart never won fair lady (дословно: Робкое сердце никогда не завоёвывало (сердца) красавицы); the best defence is attack; early bird catches worm (Boris Gorelik) | |||
| first come, first served (JAN72) | |||
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| Johnny-on-the-spot (Анна Ф) | |||