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mine

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BACK TO THE SALT MINES,

RUN OF THE MILL or RUN OF THE MINE.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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back to the salt mines

[back to the salt mines] {informal} Back to the job; back to work; back to work that is as hard or as unpleasant as working in a salt mine would […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

run-of-the-mill

[run-of-the-mill] or [run-of-the-mine] {adj.} Of a common kind; ordinary; usual. * /Frank is a very good bowler, but Joe is just run-of-the-mill./ * /It was just a run-of-the-mine movie./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

mine of information

[mine of information] {n. phr.} A person, a book, etc., that is a valuable source of information. * /A dictionary can be a mine of information./ * /He is a […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

salt

[salt] See: [BACK TO THE SALT MINES], [TAKE WITH A GRAIN OF SALT] also [TAKE WITH A PINCH OF SALT], [WORTH ONE'S SALT]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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