из грязи в князи
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “from dirt to princedom”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]из гря́зи в кня́зи • (iz grjázi v knjázi)
- (chiefly derogatory) from rags to riches; from zero to hero
- вы́биться из гря́зи в кня́зи ― výbitʹsja iz grjázi v knjázi ― to have gone all the way from rags to riches