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take with a pinch of salt
take something with a pinch of salt
and take something with a grain of sltFig. to listen to a story or an explanation with considerable doubt. You must take anything she says with a grain of salt. She doesn't always tell the truth. They took my explanation with a pinch of salt. I was sure they didn't believe me.
take something with a pinch of salt
(British & Australian) also take something with a grain of salt (American & Australian) if you take what someone says with a pinch of salt, you do not completely believe it You have to take everything she says with a pinch of salt. She has a tendency to exaggerate. It's interesting to read the reports in the newspapers, but I tend to take them with a grain of salt.
See rub salt in the wound
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Timaeus | | tie-MEE-əs (English) | Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical Latin, Biblical |
Shad (2) | | SHAD | English |
Vlatko | | - | Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian |
Jagannath | | - | Indian, Hindi |
Porsche | | PAWR-shə | English (Modern) |
TeÀRlag | | - | Scottish |