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S salt of the earth соль земли M E A N I N G : an expression used to describe people who are very kind or reliable, or have other very good features The newspaper described the youth group who helped in the local old people’s home as the salt of the earth. ORIGIN: From the Bible (Matthew, 5:13). say / cry uncle сдаваться; просить пощады M E A N I N G : to give up; to surrender; to concede defeat The schoolyard bully twisted Nick’s arm until he said uncle. ORIGIN: This American expression probably started in the early 1900s, and by the middle of the last century it was quite popular. Nobody knows why crying uncle instead of aunt or goldfish or any other words means surrendering, but word experts think it may have come from either Ireland or ancient Rome. The old Irish word for the act of protecting is anacol (which sounds like uncle). So, if you cry or say uncle, you’re crying for protection. An old Latin expression, Patrue mi patruissime, means “Uncle, my best of uncles.” Maybe a Roman child shouted this when he got into trouble hoping his uncle would rescue him. But nobody really knows for sure. 110