Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
подмять (под себя)
English translation:
take control over (of)
Russian term
United Kingdom
Translator since 1953
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
подмять
– Не наши это дела, Семен Платонович! Не наши, – с горячностью произнес агент. – У прокуратуры вообще дело давнее, чего это вы вдруг вспомнили? Сами ведь, наверное, знаете, что тут москвичи замешаны. Они весь город уже подмяли. Это их разборки. У адвоката тоже. А о случае с ФСБ вообще мало, кто знает. Так, слышали смутно из бабкиных разговоров.
Oct 11, 2007 06:36: Valery Kaminski Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
Belarus
Commitment and experience, here and now
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Belarusian to English, Russian to English, and 2 more.
take control over (of)
Veni Vidi Vici
Native in: Russian 
, Ukrainian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Ukrainian to English, and 5 more.
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wipe the floor with
Germany
US-educated, precise & thorough
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian
They've got the whole city by the balls.
| Just after this, it says the informer, who had pretensions to be a respectable businessman, was so worked up about this that he had reverted to slang. So maybe you're right to want to be testicular! |
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Simon Hollingsworth
: Or "...in the palm of their hand", depending on how testicular you want to be. Comments like that, Mikhail should get you the sack (and that one was intended, too!)
3 mins
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That's it in a nutshell, Simon! (pun intended)
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Konstantin Kisin
: You've bagged this one.
16 mins
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Thanks, I've never been testicularly challenged :)
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Michael Kislov
: this would mean too high level of control, which is not
25 mins
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How do you know?
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Maksym Nevzorov
: Ну вы все жжоте!
55 mins
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I pwn on my own (c)перто
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Zamira B.
: "by the throat" would be less graphic :) Some argue that the siloviki have Russia by the throat and threaten the fragile democracy ...
19 hrs
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Good idea, and just as physical!
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Russian Federation
Legal & Financial since 1999
Native in: Russian 
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian
turn into one's turf
United States
Commitment to Quality and Deadlines
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia)
Works in: Russian to English, French to English, English to Russian, and 1 more.
own the town/run things in town now
take over the town
the town belongs to them (is theirs) now
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Maksym Nevzorov
: They pwn3d the whole town!
39 mins
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Irene N
: They run the entire town by now.
1 hr
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