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5.salt of the earth
社会中坚，社会精英

I am not yet one of the salt of the earth.
我还没有出人头地。

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6.by the seat of one's pants
凭本事，凭直觉

He did wonder if things might be a bit more interesting if he gave living by the seat of his pants a go.
他想知道，如果当初他凭本事谋生的话，会不会比现在有意思点。

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7.the powers that be
当局，统治者

He was waiting for the powers that be to decide what his next job would be .
他在等待当权派给他分派下一工作。

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8.not able to see the forest for the trees
见树不见林，太执着于细节，导致忽视了更加重要的部分。

Yuki is very detail-oriented, but she is not able to see the forest for the trees.
尤姬非常注重细节，但她没法看清大局。

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9.get a new lease on life
新生，经受危险或困难时期，重新获得成功的机缘，重生

I believe that the Chinese language , with its growing practical value , will get a new lease of life.
我相信新加坡的华语文将会随着实用价值的提高而复兴。

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10.throw something down the drain
浪费

I don ' t want to throw my money down the drain.
我可不想白白浪费我的钱。

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11.sock away
存钱

Do you sock away a certain amount each month?
你每月都存一定数量的钱吗？

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英语中关于动物的习语真不少，今天我们来看看有关马的习语吧！

1. straight from the horse's mouth

（消息）直接来自当事人，来源绝对可靠, 绝对有权威性。

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2. Don't look a gift-horse in the mouth.
馈赠之马，勿看牙口。人们买马时，总是通过看马的牙齿来判断马是否老弱，但别人送的马就不应该当面挑剔。成语借喻不要挑剔议论别人送的礼物。

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3. a willing horse
听话的马。本义指顺从人的驾驭、既能负重又跑得快的马，喻指性情善良、工作努力、不计较个人得失、乐于助人因而人人都想利用的人。例如：It is easier to spur the willing horse than to start the lazy one.（鞭策听话驯服的马要比懒马容易得多。）由此产生谚语：All lay loads on a willing horse.（马善被人骑，人善被人欺。）Do not spur a willing horse.（良马不用扬鞭自奋蹄。）
赞扬任劳任怨的美德,汉语赋予“a willing horse”以“孺子牛”的美誉。