A friend in court makes the process short
朝上有人好做官。近官得力，近厨得食。
A friend in court is better than a penny in purse
与其囊中有钱,不如朝中有人。
A friend in court is better than a penny in purse
囊中有钱，不如朝中有友。
A friend in court
有势力的朋友
He was bloody safe he wasn t run in himself under the act that time as a rogue and vagabond only he had a friend in court
那回根据法令，他差点儿就作为无赖或流浪汉被关进去，亏了他在法院有个朋友，这才得以幸免。