to help someone improve their situation or get an advantage
помочь кому-то улучшить свою ситуацию или получить преимущество (pomoch' komu-to uluchshit' svoju situaciyu ili poluchit' preimuschestvo)
"Her mentor gave her a leg up in her career."
"Её наставник помог ей подняться в её карьере." (Yeyo nastavnik pomog yey podnyat'sya v yeye kar'yere.)
to go from being poor to becoming rich and successful
to praise yourself for doing something well
to show disapproval by leaving or not participating
a set of rules or instructions for solving a problem or perf...
to be in the same difficult situation
to make someone feel sad or to reduce something
