take with a grain of salt

take something with a grain of salt

to consider something to be not completely true or right I've read the article, which I take with a grain of salt.

Etymology: based on the idea that food tastes better and is easier to swallow if you add a little salt

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aswathi	-	Indian, Malayalam
Valeriy	vah-LYE-ree	Russian
Lillie	LIL-ee	English
Clemens	KLE-mens (German)	German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Late Roman
Eireann	-	English (Rare), Irish (Rare)
Shichiro	shee-chee-ṙo:	Japanese