back to the salt mines

Back to one's job or daily work, especially when it is very hard or unpleasant. (Workers in salt mines were often slaves and prisoners.) Sometimes used humorously. I'm not excited to get back to the salt mines on Monday. When do you get back to the salt mines after your trip?

See also: back, mine, salt

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

back to the salt mines

Cliché time to return to work, school, or something else that might be unpleasant. (The phrase implies that the speaker is a slave who works in the salt mines.) It's one o'clock and lunch break is over. Back to the salt mines. School starts in the fall, so then it's back to the salt mines again.

See also: back, mine, salt

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

back to the salt mines

Resume work, usually with some reluctance, as in With my slavedriver of a boss, even on Saturdays it's back to the salt mines. This term alludes to the Russian practice of punishing prisoners by sending them to work in the salt mines of Siberia. Today the term is only used ironically. [Late 1800s] Also see keep one's nose to the grindstone.

See also: back, mine, salt

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

back to the salt mines

phr. back to the workplace. Well, it’s Monday morning. Back to the salt mines.

See also: back, mine, salt

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

back to the salt mines

It’s time to return to work, implying reluctance to do so. The term refers to the Russian practice of sending prisoners to work in the salt mines of Siberia, common in both imperial and Communist times. Eric Partridge cited an authority who believes it came from a play called Siberia, which was popular in the 1890s.

See also: back, mine, salt

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

See also:

break one's neck, to
back in harness
back in(to) (the) harness
be back in harness
come back and see us
back
back at (something or some place)
echo back to
carry (one) back
carry back

References in periodicals archive

We will all have to go back to the salt mines, as the saying goes.

Democracy wins

Other broadcast journalists who want to fast-track the necessary maturation process have to go back to the salt mines and eat humble pie-no shortcuts allowed!

Stepping up-and falling short

BACK TO THE SALT MINES - Commuters pack the MRT-3 Taft Avenue Station yesterday morning en route to their work places after the two-day APEC break for private sector workers.

APEC leaders lauded for recognizing MSMEs' role in economic growth

词组	back to the salt mines
释义	back to the salt mines back to the salt mines Back to one's job or daily work, especially when it is very hard or unpleasant. (Workers in salt mines were often slaves and prisoners.) Sometimes used humorously. I'm not excited to get back to the salt mines on Monday. When do you get back to the salt mines after your trip? See also: back, mine, salt Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. back to the salt mines Cliché time to return to work, school, or something else that might be unpleasant. (The phrase implies that the speaker is a slave who works in the salt mines.) It's one o'clock and lunch break is over. Back to the salt mines. School starts in the fall, so then it's back to the salt mines again. See also: back, mine, salt McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. back to the salt mines Resume work, usually with some reluctance, as in With my slavedriver of a boss, even on Saturdays it's back to the salt mines. This term alludes to the Russian practice of punishing prisoners by sending them to work in the salt mines of Siberia. Today the term is only used ironically. [Late 1800s] Also see keep one's nose to the grindstone. See also: back, mine, salt The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. back to the salt mines phr. back to the workplace. Well, it’s Monday morning. Back to the salt mines. See also: back, mine, salt McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions back to the salt mines It’s time to return to work, implying reluctance to do so. The term refers to the Russian practice of sending prisoners to work in the salt mines of Siberia, common in both imperial and Communist times. Eric Partridge cited an authority who believes it came from a play called Siberia, which was popular in the 1890s. See also: back, mine, salt The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: break one's neck, to back in harness back in(to) (the) harness be back in harness come back and see us back back at (something or some place) echo back to carry (one) back carry back References in periodicals archive We will all have to go back to the salt mines, as the saying goes. Democracy wins Other broadcast journalists who want to fast-track the necessary maturation process have to go back to the salt mines and eat humble pie-no shortcuts allowed! Stepping up-and falling short BACK TO THE SALT MINES - Commuters pack the MRT-3 Taft Avenue Station yesterday morning en route to their work places after the two-day APEC break for private sector workers. APEC leaders lauded for recognizing MSMEs' role in economic growth
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