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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 |
Yessica | | ye-SEE-kah | Spanish |
Dmitriy | | DMEE-tree | Russian |
EdmÉE | | - | French (Rare) |
Florentia | | - | Late Roman |
Zephyr | | ZEF-ər (English) | Greek Mythology (Anglicized) |
Shekhar | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati |