Eating one's salt In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "eating one's salt", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jimmy Hung calendar 2022-02-09 08:02

Meaning of Eating one's salt (redirected from eat (one's) salt )

Variants:

eat salt with (someone)

Eat (one's) salt British verb phrase

If a person "eats someone's salt", he or she stays at someone's house.

I have eaten my friend's salt for a couple of weeks. I need to find a place to live quickly.

When I ate Marry's salt, I really appreciated her family's hospitality.

Other phrases about:

eat salt with (someone)

If a person "eats someone's salt", he or she stays at someone's house.

Grammar and Usage of Eat (one's) salt

Verb Forms

  • to eat (one's) salt
  • eats (one's) salt
  • eating (one's) salt
  • ate (one's) salt
  • have/has/had eaten (one's) salt

The verb "eat" should be conjugated according to its tense. 

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