похулы на руку не положить

• ОХУЛКИ (ПОХУЛЫ) НА РУКУ НЕ КЛАСТЬ (НЕ ПОЛОЖИТЬ) obs

[VP; subj: human; the verb may take the initial position, otherwise fixed WO]

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⇒ not to overlook one's own interests, not to fail to exploit an opportunity from which one might gain sth.:

- X охулки на руку не кладет{{}}≈ X doesn't let an opportunity pass him by;

- X doesn't pass up <miss out on> an opportunity;

- X doesn't lose sight of his own interests.