попа́л в мали́нник
expressioncolloquial
- 1.
be cock of the walk, be the only rooster in the henhouse, find oneself surrounded by pretty girls
На вечери́нке он попа́л в мали́нник — вокру́г одни́ де́вушки.
At the party he was cock of the walk - nothing but girls around him.
Figurative and jocular; said of a man who ends up as the only male in female company.
- 2.
hit the middle of the nest, hit the jackpot
Вот ты и попа́л в мали́нник!
Well, you've hit the middle of the nest!
Colloquial; of landing right where things are best.
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