worth one's salt

English

Etymology

From the Roman practice of paying wages in the form of bags of salt.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

worth one's salt

1. (idiomatic) Competent or adept, especially at one's occupation.

   Any doctor worth his salt should be able to correctly diagnose the illness.

   • 12 December 2018, Charles Bramesco, AV Club A spoonful of nostalgia helps the calculated Mary Poppins Returns go down[1]

     She does the same thing as any parent worth their salt, and gets rambunctious youngsters engaged in daily drudgeries by refashioning the quotidian as adventure.

Translations

competent or adept

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  Mandarin: 勝任／胜任 (zh) (shèngrèn), 胜任 (zh) (shèngrèn)

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