Worth-one-s-salt Definition

adjective

(idiomatic) Competent or adept.

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

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Origin of Worth-one-s-salt

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

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