salt of the earth | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)A person or group of people considered to represent the mostdecentandadmirableparts ofhumanity.Antonym:scum of the earthPeople who are firm but fair, and fair but firm, are thesalt of the earth.1611,The Holy Bible,[…](King James Version), London:[…]Robert Barker,[…],→OCLC,Matthew5:13:Yee are theſalt of the earth: But if the ſalt haue loſt his ſauour, wherewith ſhall it bee ſalted: It is thencefoꝛth good foꝛ nothing, but to be caſt out, and to be troden vnder foote of men.1986May 15,George Vecsey, “Locals at Second Base”, inThe New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.:The New York Times Company,→ISSN,→OCLC, archived fromthe originalon24 May 2015:Dodger fans, convinced they were thesalt 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.2014October 20,Barak Ravid, Noa Shpigel, “Body of Missing Israeli Found in Nepal”, inHaaretz‎[2], archived fromthe originalon5 June 2023:"When someone dies, especially when a life is cut short under tragic circumstances, people always say, 'they were great, they were thesalt of the earth,'" said Hagit Hornstein, a friend and colleague of Cherkesky. "But Michal [Cherkesky] really was perfect. There's no other word to describe her, an angel. I miss her already."

Examples:

EN: The salt of the earth.
ES: La sal de la tierra.
ES: La sal de la tierra.
EN: My name is Mortimer, I lodge at the house of this unfortunate girl's mother, excellent woman, salt of the earth.
ES: Mi nombre es Mortimer, me alojo en el casa de la madre de esta infortunada niña. Una excelente mujer, sal de la tierra.
EN: ,The salt of the earth!
ES: ¡La sal de la tierra!
EN: That li'l lady's the salt of the earth, and besides, there's a gypsy involved, and that holds her back.
ES: Esa chiquilla es la flor de la sal, y además, hay un gitano de por medio, y eso ata mucho.
EN: Amelia, this riffraff, as you call him, is really the salt of the earth.
ES: Amelia, esa gentuza, como dice, es en realidad la sal de la vida.
EN: She's a sweet kid, the salt of the earth.
ES: Es una dulce niña, sin pretensiones.
EN: Jerry's the salt of the earth, but he's not the right seasoning for you.
ES: Jerry es la sal de la tierra, pero no es el condimento adecuado para usted.
EN: Fools are the salt of the earth!
ES: ¡Los locos son la sal de la tierra!
EN: "Before us, opens the era of the humble. The humble are the salt of the earth."
ES: Ante nosotros, se abre la era de los humildes y los humildes, son la sal de la Tierra.
EN: - The humble are the salt of the earth.
ES: - Los humildes son la sal de la Tierra, señor Paseroni.
EN: I'm sure they were the salt of the earth.
ES: Estoy segura de que fueron lo mejor de lo mejor.
EN: You're the salt of the earth, honey.
ES: Eres la sal de la vida, cielo.
EN: Bertram, you are the salt of the earth.
ES: Bertram, es usted la sal de la tierra.
EN: Grace, lightness, poetry, the salt of the earth.
ES: La gracia, la claridad, la poesía, la sal de la tierra.
EN: You are the salt of the earth; if salt loses salinity, what can restore it?
ES: Sois la sal de la tierra,pero si ésta se torna desabrida. Con que le devolvereis el sabor?

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