the salt of the earthGOOD/MORALsomeone who is ordinary but good and honest 世上的盐,地上的盐〔指普通但品行良好诚实的人〕the salt of the earth• Robert D.. Raven is the salt of the earth.• The backbone of the nation, the salt of the earth.• The homeless are not the salt of the earth.• That he's the salt of the earth?
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