English / idiom
Salt of the Earth
MEANING IN ENGLISH
A fundamentally decent, trustworthy, and selfless person who forms the moral anchor of a community.
In context
01
Those humble neighbors who shared their last loaves of bread during the siege are the true salt of the earth.
02
He never boasted of his service, but everyone regarded the quiet stretcher-bearer as the salt of the earth.
Synonyms
paragon of virtue,good-hearted soul,backbone of society
Antonyms
charlatan,hypocrite,corrupt person
Collocations
the true salt of the earth,salt-of-the-earth people,honest salt of the earth