• НАШЕГО <B НАШЕМ> ПОЛКУ ПРИБЫЛО coll
[sent; these forms only; fixed WO]
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⇒ (in refer, to a group or type of people sharing a common cause, belief etc) with this addition or these additions there are more of us now, there is an increase in people like us:
- our ranks have grown (swelled);
- our numbers have grown (increased);
- that's a gain for our side;
- there is a new recruit (there are new recruits) to our ranks;
- [in limited contexts] reinforcements have arrived.
♦ [Беркутов:] Разумеется, я душою всегда буду с вами, в вашей партии. [Мурзавецкая:] Ну, так мы тебя и запишем; значит, нашего полку прибыло (Островский 5). [В.:] Of course, I shall always be in sympathy with you; one of your party. [M.:] Well, then, we'll register you; that means a gain for our side (5a).