taken with a grain of salt 

to not be entirely trusted, to be skeptical of something

idiomatic expression Americans use

taken 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.

Related vocabulary: hard to swallow

taken with a grain of salt by rach131 March 12, 2015

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take with a grain of salt

To take a statement with 'a grain of salt' or 'a pinch of salt' means to accept it but to maintain a degree of skepticism about its truth.

The idea comes from the fact that food is more easily swallowed if taken with a small amount of salt. (take with a grain of salt)

take with a grain of salt by _INT_ April 4, 2015

Take it with a grain of salt

regard something as exaggerated; believe only part of something.

No matter what that dude says, take it with a grain of salt.

Take it with a grain of salt by ATOMINE July 16, 2017

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National take selfies with your crush day is where u get a free past to take selfies with your crush and they can say no

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November 13th National take selfies with your crush day by The crackhead November 7, 2019

Take it with a grain of sugar 

Unlike the original saying "Take it with a grain of salt", this term is used when you tell someone something heavy or harsh, but you want them to take it as nicely and sweetly as possible (which is where the sugar part comes in).

"Take it with a grain of sugar, but you look like you just rolled out of a grave"
"Take it with a grain of sugar, but your soufflé is terrible"

Take it with a grain of sugar by NaterSquib September 8, 2023

take up with 

1930's expression for "fuck" (vulgar) or "see" (polite). You hear this expression in old movies, or recent movies (like Get Low) which is about the 1930's.

In the old days we'd say, "When did you take up with Sallie Mae?-- after all she's a married woman." Today we would say, "When did you start seeing Sallie Mae?" Or, "When did you start fucking Sallie Mae?"

take up with by Gabinox October 26, 2011