Salt Of The Earth Definition

noun
Any person or persons regarded as representing the best or noblest of traditional values.
Webster's New World

(idiomatic) A decent, dependable, unpretentious person.

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Origin of Salt Of The Earth

  • From Old English a calque translation of verse from New Testament Matthew V:13

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Salt Of The Earth Sentence Examples

  • Flanked on one side by intense Scorpio and salt-of-the-earth Capricorn on the other, Sagittarius feels like a breath of fresh air.

  • While the Hughes family is comprised of professionals (doctors, lawyers, police officers), the Snyders are a salt of the earth family with a complicated history.

  • A curmudgeon, Bobby's interactions are often humorous and doused in salt of the earth.

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