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be the salt of the earth
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(Definition of be the salt of the earth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- advertisement noun
- angel noun
- brick noun (GOOD PERSON)
- bunch noun (GROUP)
- charmer noun
- cynosure noun
- dear noun
- gem noun (VERY GOOD)
- jewel noun (PERSON)
- not be as black as you are painted idiom
- paragon noun
- poppet noun
- pussycat noun (PERSON)
- ray of sunshine idiom
- Samaritan noun
- softie noun
- sweetheart noun
- sweetie noun (PERSON)
- the real deal noun
- treasure noun (PERSON)
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