to take responsibility for leading and carrying the burden for a group
взять на себя ответственность за руководство и несение бремени группы (vzyat' na sebya otvetstvennost' za rukovodstvo i neseanie bremeni gruppy)
"In the final moments of the game, he put the team on his back and led them to victory."
"В последние моменты игры, он поставил команду на спину и повел их к победе." (V poslednie momenty igry, on **postavil komandu na spinu** i povel ih k pobede.)
to impress or amaze someone greatly
advancing quickly in a career or project
having positive prospects or possibilities
to avoid taking risks
to model the behavior you expect from others
to become worse or decline in health
