| Subject | English | Russian |
| inf. | set oneself up as | прикидываться (кем-то MichaelBurov) |
| inf. | set oneself up as | притвориться (кем-то MichaelBurov) |
| inf. | set oneself up as | придуриваться (кем-то MichaelBurov) |
| inf. | set oneself up as | притворяться (кем-то MichaelBurov) |
| inf. | set oneself up as | строить из себя (кого-то MichaelBurov) |
| inf. | set oneself up as | прикинуться (кем-то MichaelBurov) |
| inf. | set oneself up as | корчить из себя (кого-то MichaelBurov) |
| gen. | set oneself up as a grocer | начать торговлю бакалейными товарами |
| polit. | set oneself up as a new dictator | становиться новым диктатором (ssn) |
| gen. | set oneself up as an authority | выдавать себя за специалиста (as an important fellow, as a merchant, as a scholar, etc., и т.д.) |
| gen. | set oneself up as an authority | считать себя авторитетом (as an important fellow, as a merchant, as a scholar, etc., и т.д.) |
| gen. | set oneself up as an authority | считать себя специалистом (as an important fellow, as a merchant, as a scholar, etc., и т.д.) |
