to be competent or deserving respect in one’s field
быть компетентным или заслуживать уважения в своей области (byt' kompetentnym ili zasluzhivat' uzhavaniya v svoey oblasti)
"Any engineer worth his salt can solve this problem."
"Любой инженер, стоящий своей солью, может решить эту проблему." (Lyuboy inzhener, stoyashchiy svoey solyu, mozhet reshit' etu problemy.)
to have courage or bravery to do something difficult
to eat something quickly
to reach an agreement after long discussion
to be very brave and calm under pressure
to write something quickly for later use
to monitor or record information consistently