English Explanatory Dictionary

salt the earth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To spread salt over arable land to destroy its fertility, especially as a scorched-earth tactic of war and/or genocide.
  2. After destroying or devastating something, to do something additional to make sure it is permanently destroyed, as a precaution or out of spite.

Word forms

salt the earth salts the earth salting the earth salted the earth

Synonyms

make matters worse
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