Pavel Kabanets

деловое настроение, настроен на работу

Я в процессе отсидки сейчас, а когда вы за колючкой, вы в натуре узнаёте что к чему.

do-mode - отбывание срока заключения в тюрьме

дословный перевод: "Each frog praises its bog".

~ Every cook praises his own broth.

~ Every bird likes its own nest. / ~ Every bird thinks his own nest best.

to be all talk and no action

palm sb. off with promises

i've got a few ideas of my own up my sleeve

I have a treasure trove of my own ideas and then some.

I've got a whole lot of my own ideas.