salt the mine

1. To make a mine appear profitable by filling it with ore containing the desired material. It turned out that they'd salted the old abandoned mine with low-grade gold deposits to convince us to buy, then skipped town with the money.

2. To plant false information about something to fraudulently increase its value, potency, or desirability. After the dossier circulated the media, nearly culminating in the president's impeachment, it came to light that the senator's campaign had heavily "salted the mine" with falsified accounts of witnesses who'd been paid to cooperate.

salt a mine

fraudulently make a mine appear to be a paying one by placing rich ore into it. informal

词组	salt the mine
释义	salt the mine salt the mine 1. To make a mine appear profitable by filling it with ore containing the desired material. It turned out that they'd salted the old abandoned mine with low-grade gold deposits to convince us to buy, then skipped town with the money. 2. To plant false information about something to fraudulently increase its value, potency, or desirability. After the dossier circulated the media, nearly culminating in the president's impeachment, it came to light that the senator's campaign had heavily "salted the mine" with falsified accounts of witnesses who'd been paid to cooperate. See also: mine, salt Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. salt a mine fraudulently make a mine appear to be a paying one by placing rich ore into it. informal See also: mine, salt Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: salt a mine a gold mine gold mine mine mine for what's yours is mine, and what's mine is mine Your place or mine? tell (someone's) fortune under any circumstances not under any circumstance(s) References in periodicals archive Van Steenwyk says mail-order wines "salt the mine," expanding the market and creating demand that wholesalers and retailers fill. Fine wines and wine fines
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