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with a grain of salt
with a grain of salt
Also, with a pinch of salt. Skeptically, with reservations. For example, I always take Sandy's stories about illnesses with a grain of salt-she tends to exaggerate. This expression is a translation of the Latin cum grano salis, which Pliny used in describing Pompey's discovery of an antidote for poison (to be taken with a grain of salt). It was soon adopted by English writers.
with a grain of salt
With reservations; skeptically: Take that advice with a grain of salt.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Oren | | - | Hebrew |
Hyrum | | HIE-rəm | English (Rare) |
Morta | | - | Lithuanian |
SÜLeyman | | suyl-ay-MAHN | Turkish |
Benedictus | | bay-nə-DIK-tus (Dutch) | Late Roman, Dutch |
Eligio | | el-LEE-jo (Italian), el-LEE-khyo (Spanish) | Italian, Spanish |