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covenant of saltA long-lasting agreement.Rate it:

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below the saltCommon, vulgar; of low standing.Rate it:

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salt awayTo save or preserve (especially money) for future use.Rate it:

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take with a pinch of saltNot take entirely seriously.Rate it:

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with a grain of saltWith a bit of common sense and skepticism. Generally used in some form of to take with a grain of salt.Rate it:

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attic saltpointed and delicate wit.Rate it:

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above the saltOf high standing or honor.Rate it:

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grain of saltA bit of common sense and skepticism. Generally used in some form of to take with a grain of salt.Rate it:

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Salt of the EarthSomeone who is considered good, upright and nobleRate it:

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salt of the earthA decent, dependable, unpretentious person.Rate it:

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rub salt in someone's woundsTo make a painful situation even worse (even with the best of intentions).Rate it:

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the salt of the earthwonderfulRate it:

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worth one's saltCompetent or adept.Rate it:

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old saltA seasoned sailor, especially one who is hardy and forthright in manner.Rate it:

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salt in the woundSomething that increases someone's pain.Rate it:

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Take With a Grain of SaltTo be in a doubt about something; not to believe entirelyRate it:

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Worth Your SaltGood and deserving at a job, worth the productivityRate it:

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rub salt in the woundTo make an injury feel worse.Rate it:

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salt of the earthA most worthy person.Rate it:

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back to the salt minesResume work, usually with some reluctance. Resume a tedious task , usually with some reluctanceRate it:

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pillar of salt genesis 19:26a stroke or thrombosisRate it:

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please pass the saltplease pass the saltRate it:

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mettre du sel sous la queue d'un oiseauTo put salt on a bird’s tail.Rate it:

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winter ratAn old, unattractive automobile, purchased for little money, to be driven during brutal Great Lakes winters while the owner's "good" car remains garaged and protected from corrosive road salt for the season.Rate it:

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sous (or, par) bénéfice d'inventaire1. (lit. in a legal sense) Without prejudice. 2. (fig.) Only to a certain point, conditionally, for what it is worth, with a pinch of salt.Rate it:

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heave to and splice the main brace'Heave to and splice the main brace!' An old salt's invitation to shipmates in a shore side pub to drink-up and be merry!Rate it:

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cum grano salisWith a grain of salt; with a bit of common sense and skepticism.Rate it:

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il ne vaut pas le pain qu'il mangeHe is not worth his salt.Rate it:

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the holy of holiesThe most private room in the house. "This is my husband's holy of holies where he can work without being disturbed." The Holy of Holies was the name given to the innermost apartment of the Jewish Temple, where the Ark of the Covenant was kept. Only the high priest could enter this room on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur).Rate it:

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winning is no option, it's a rule.I came up with this walking past the new baseball field (Franklin Quest Field) that was being constructed in Salt Lake City Utah back around 1996 I believeRate it:

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