OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 43747

salt of the earth

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sal de la tierra
A person or group of people considered to represent the most decent and admirable parts of humanity.
Dodger fans, convinced they were the salt of the earth, would swear they could tell a Yankee fan from 20 paces by a lack of humor, or a New York Giant fan by an overbearing quality…
People who are firm but fair, and fair but firm, are the salt of the earth.
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