Fish break away from birds

Yue Zhi Yuan

lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易经); impossible to advance or to retreat; in an impossible situation; without any way out of a dilemma; trapped

Shows between the lines

Change the common customs

Act according to God's will and the desire of the people

Spinless

Gather together

Give fluent replies

Court defeat by fighting against overwhelming odds

облечённый всей полнотой влáсти(сильный мира сего)

Be unable to obtain the slightest clue to one's whereabouts

Speak well of your friends of your enemy say nothing

Speak with

Adapt to changes in power

Make smooth reading

Change existing habits and customs

Listen carefully

The prices are fixed

подходить ко всему с одной меркой