Idiom of the day :- An Old Salt

Idiom of the day :- An Old Salt

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

‘Look, there’s an old salt coming off that ship!’ Teddy exclaimed. ‘That looks like a sailor,’ Angela answered. ‘An experienced sailor is often called an old salt,’Teddy explained. ‘Is that because the sea is salty?’ Angela asked. ‘That’s right, but we don’t call people who sail boats on weekends old salts,’Teddy said. ‘The term is reserved for sailors who have been to sea a long time.