| 释义 |
the salt of the earthA person or group of people of great kindness, reliability, or honesty: your old man was the salt of the earth...- He was the salt of the earth, a man who was very obliging and very quiet.
- I grew up in a small Australian country town and I have since then seen quite a bit of country people both in Australia and the USA and I have no hesitation in saying that to my mind country people are the salt of the earth.
- John was the salt of the earth and a very sociable animal, well known in the Old Oak and Mill Tavern.
With biblical allusion to Matt 5:13 See parent entry: salt |