eat (one's) salt



eat (one's) salt

To stay at someone's house. I feel bad eating Jim's salt for a week, but his house is closer to the meeting site than any hotel.
See also: eat, salt

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Gemariahgem-ə-RIE-ə (English)Biblical
Henye-Yiddish
Lettice-English (Archaic)
DaveyDAY-veeEnglish
Ereshkigalay-RESH-kee-gahl, er-esh-KIG-ahlNear Eastern Mythology
Jaime (2)JAY-meeEnglish