advantage gained from a political situation
преимущество, полученное из политической ситуации (preimushchestvo, poluchennoye iz politicheskoy situatsii)
"Opposition leaders tried to gain political mileage from the crisis."
"Лидеры оппозиции пытались получить политическое расстояние из кризиса." (Lidery oppozitsii pytalis poluchit **politicheskoe rasstoyanie** iz krizisa.)
to become more outgoing or confident
to directly compete or confront each other
to get all the attention, often taking it away from someone...
to cause good fortune
To make someone lose confidence or enthusiasm.
Everything in life keeps changing; nothing stays the same.
