VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

Back to the Salt Mines

Meaning:

It’s time for me (us) to go back to work

Examples:

  • Listen, I'd better get back to the salt mines.
  • You know, so back to the salt mines of government.
  • Well, here you are, back to the salt mines.
  • Well, uh, back to the salt mines, I guess.
  • Then it's back to the salt mines.
  • Then it's back to the salt mines.
  • Well, back to the salt mines.
  • I see, yes. Back to the salt mines.
  • Back to the salt mines?