to go from being poor to becoming rich and successful
passer de la pauvreté à la richesse et au succès (passe de la pauvrete a la richesse et o sukses)
"His life story is a real rags to riches tale."
"Son histoire de vie est un véritable conte de la pauvreté à la richesse." (son istwar de vi e un veritab kont de la pauvrete a la richesse)
to spread out over an area
to know someone very well
to make a noticeable difference or impact
to allow yourself to think freely and creatively
to delay or reduce doing something
a constant source of annoyance or trouble