worth one's salt (wórz onz salt)

Idiom Compliments

Meaning

to be competent or deserving respect in one’s field

ser competente o merecer respeto en el campo de alguien (ser competente o merecer respeto en el campo de alguien)

"Any engineer worth his salt can solve this problem."

"Cualquier ingeniero que vale su sal puede resolver este problema." (Cualquier ingeniero que vale su sal puede resolver este problema.)

to pretend to be confident or happy when you are not

to return to a topic or task later

a person or thing that becomes successful very quickly

learning through difficult experiences in life

to have both positive and negative effects

something that makes someone feel very happy or pleased