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worth one's weight in salt

worth one's weight in salt adjective: worth one's salt.

Adjective

worth one's weight in salt

  1. worth one's salt.

Questions about worth one's weight in salt

What does worth one's weight in salt mean?
Worth one's weight in salt means worth one's salt.
What part of speech is worth one's weight in salt?
Worth one's weight in salt is an adjective.

Words near worth one's weight in salt in the dictionary

  1. worth every penny
  2. worth it
  3. Worth Matravers
  4. worth one's salt
  5. worth one's weight in gold
  6. worth one's weight in salt
  7. worth one's while
  8. Worth syndrome
  9. worth the whistle
  10. worth while
  11. Wortham

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