decent vs salt of the earth

decent

adj
  • Sufficiently clothed or dressed to be seen. 

  • Having a suitable conformity to basic moral standards; showing integrity, fairness, or other characteristics associated with moral uprightness. 

  • Significant; substantial. 

  • Fair; good enough; okay. 

  • Conforming to perceived standards of good taste. 

salt of the earth

noun
  • A decent, dependable, unpretentious person. 

How often have the words decent and salt of the earth occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )