stand on (someone's) shoulders

Translations
опираться на (чьи-то) плечи
We stand on the shoulders of those who came before us.
Мы опираемся на плечи тех, кто был до нас.
Definitions
To build upon the work, discoveries, or achievements of those who came before, often acknowledging that one's own success or progress is made possible by the contributions of others.
Words
stand

verb
стоять
on

preposition
на
someone

pronoun
чьих-то
s
притяжательный показатель
shoulders

noun
плечах