из грязи в князи

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɪz‿ˈɡrʲæzʲɪ ˈf‿knʲæzʲɪ]

Adverb

из гря́зи в кня́зи • (iz grjázi v knjázi)

  1. (chiefly disapprovingly) from rags to riches (literally "from dirt to princedom")
    • выбиться из грязи в князи — to have gone all the way from rags to riches
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