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Definition

Common, vulgar; of low standing.

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Origins

See above the salt.

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In Context

  • "His fashion is not to take knowledge of him that is beneath him in clothes. He never drinks below the salt."
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Opposite In Meaning

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Related Idioms

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above the salt

Of high standing or honor.

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with a grain of salt

With a little common sense and skepticism.

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cum grano salis

With a grain of salt; with a bit of common sense and skepticism.
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