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(idiomatic, archaic) A most worthy person. / (idiomatic) A decent, dependable, unpretentious person.

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salt of the earth

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salt of the earth

Noun

archaic idiomatic uncountable

(idiomatic, archaic) A most worthy person. / (idiomatic) A decent, dependable, unpretentious person.

Japanese Meaning

非常に立派で、信頼できる人物。 / 誠実で、堅実な人、または素質の高い理想的人物。

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After decades of quiet service to the village, Mr. Thompson was widely regarded as the salt of the earth.

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静かに数十年にわたって村に尽くしたトンプソンさんは、誰からも最も立派な人だと見なされていました。

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(idiomatic, archaic) A most worthy person.

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.

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(idiomatic) A decent, dependable, unpretentious person.

Good men are the salt of the earth, and their deeds live after them.

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