Idiom
salt of the earth
Meaning
A person or group of people considered to represent the most decent and admirable parts of humanity.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“My neighbor is the salt of the earth.”
“She always helps anyone in need, so everyone in town agrees she is the salt of the earth.”
“Despite his immense wealth and influence, he remained humble and kind, proving himself to be the salt of the earth to all who knew him.”
Examples
simple
“My neighbor is the salt of the earth.”
contextual
“She always helps anyone in need, so everyone in town agrees she is the salt of the earth.”
complex
“Despite his immense wealth and influence, he remained humble and kind, proving himself to be the salt of the earth to all who knew him.”
Origin
A calque of the Ancient Greek phrase τὸ ἅλας τῆς γῆς (tò hálas tês gês), appearing in the Book of Matthew, chapter 5, verse 13.
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