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rub up onUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see rub,‎ up,‎ on.Rate it:

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rub up the wrong wayTo annoy or anger someoneRate it:

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salt awayTo save or preserve (especially money) for future use.Rate it:

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salt in the woundSomething that increases someone's pain.Rate it:

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Salt of the EarthSomeone who is considered good, upright and nobleRate it:

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salt of the earthA decent, dependable, unpretentious person.Rate it:

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salt of the earthA most worthy person.Rate it:

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snuff outTo extinguish, to stop a process, to kill, to rub out.Rate it:

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sous (or, par) bénéfice d'inventaire1. (lit. in a legal sense) Without prejudice. 2. (fig.) Only to a certain point, conditionally, for what it is worth, with a pinch of salt.Rate it:

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stop an eight-day clock and throw it into reverseBefore batteries and household electricity were used to power clocks, most clocks had to be wound by hand to keep operating. Eight-day clocks were designed so they only had to be wound every eighth day and the movement only turned in a clockwise direction. Therefore, someone with an appearance objectionable enough to stop the clock and send the movement spinning in the wrong and opposite direction would be ugly indeed.Rate it:

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Take With a Grain of SaltTo be in a doubt about something; not to believe entirelyRate it:

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take with a pinch of saltNot take entirely seriously.Rate it:

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the salt of the earthwonderfulRate it:

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therein lies the rubThat is where the problem is.Rate it:

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tick off!Aggravate, irritate, disturb, rankle, rub, assail, insult an individual.Rate it:

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two pennies to rub togetherA minimal amount of money to live on; any money at all.Rate it:

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vulnus infligere alicuito wound a person (also used metaphorically).Rate it:

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winning is no option, it's a rule.I came up with this walking past the new baseball field (Franklin Quest Field) that was being constructed in Salt Lake City Utah back around 1996 I believeRate it:

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winter ratAn old, unattractive automobile, purchased for little money, to be driven during brutal Great Lakes winters while the owner's "good" car remains garaged and protected from corrosive road salt for the season.Rate it:

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with a grain of saltWith a bit of common sense and skepticism. Generally used in some form of to take with a grain of salt.Rate it:

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worth one's saltCompetent or adept.Rate it:

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Worth Your SaltGood and deserving at a job, worth the productivityRate it:

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