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salt of the earth
One who helps to make society good and wholesome; a basically good or valuable person.
Everyone here considers Syd and Susan the salt of the earth because they are so generous.
salt pork
Very fat pork that has been packed in salt or dipped in brine for curing.
Mother cooked beans with salt pork for supper.
same here
And it is the same with me; and the same for me. Used only in speech.
Mary ordered an ice cream soda, and Jill said, "Same here."
Tom said he was too tired to run any further, and Bill said, "Same here."
sand lot
A field, vacant lot, or other open place used as a sports playing field, usually by younger teams or by amateurs who can't afford to use anything better.
Rogers Hornsby, who was National League baseball batting champion six times, first started playing on Texas sand lots.
sand trap
A low place on a golf course that is filled with sand to stop the ball.
The golfer lost four strokes trying to get the ball out of the sand trap.
sand-lot
Of the kind seen on sand lots; not professional.
The professional football team was so confused by their opponents' fast play that they acted like a bunch of sand-lot amateurs.
sandwich board
Two advertising signs worn by a man, one on his chest and the other on his back.
The man walking along Main Street wore a sandwich board saying "Eat at Joe's."
save face
save one's face
To save your good reputation, popularity, or dignity when something has happened or may happen to hurt you; hide something that may cause you shame.
Спасти чью-либо репутацию; сохранить уважение.
Bill would not play in the game because he knew he could not do well and he wanted to save face.
She tried to save face in this situation.
Она постаралась сохранить уважение к себе в сложившейся ситуации.
The colonel who lost the battle saved face by showing his orders from the general.
The policeman was caught accepting a bribe; he tried to save face by claiming it was money owed to him.
Полицейский был пойман, когда брал взятку. Он пытался спасти свою репутацию, заявив, что ему отдавали долг.