Question

"Helen is the salt of the earth" means "Helen is very..........

• A. hard-working
• B. honest
• C. rich
• D. this is a correct sentence

Answer 1

Answer:

B. honest

"the salt of the earth"

• a person or people whom you admire for their honesty and reliability. This expression is used mainly by upper class people when they are talking about working people.

• eg: These are good people, rather rough-and-ready, but the salt of the earth.