pound salt



pound salt

To engage in pointless, menial efforts or labor. Used as an imperative to express disdain, contempt, or dismissal. A variant of the more common expression "pound sand." I can't believe Sam told his teacher to go pound salt. Where does that kid get such attitude? Charles, why don't you pound salt instead of coming around here hassling me about my business?
See also: pound, salt

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Samanta-Italian, Spanish
GretelGRE-telGerman
Milada-Czech
Chukwuma-Western African, Igbo
Astarteəs-TAHR-tee (English)Near Eastern Mythology (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
MinnaMI-nah (German), MEEN-nah (Finnish)German (Archaic), Finnish, Swedish