= гнуть в бараний рог = гнуть в дугу subjugar vt; reduzir à obediência absoluta
far sudar sangue, mettere il laccio al collo
согнуться в три погибели — piegarsi ad arco
"Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about." Oscar Wilde
"Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen." Warren E. Burger
"Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party." Herbert Hoover
"Hitch your wagon to a star." Ralph Waldo Emerson