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"

by NaterSquib September 8, 2023

coffee grain mccain

Something that is incredibly awesome, great, or in any case very good. The term is synonymous to awesome sauce mccoy.

Woah, man! That was coffee grain mccain!

Yeah, it was awesome sauce mccoy.

by Kikkomaso April 8, 2009

Gradied

The act of getting your manager agitated or spun up before your coworker has to meet with them.

He was in a pretty good mood, until I gradied him. I feel sorry for whoever he meets with next, he's pissed now!

by SPWhite June 9, 2019

Against the Grain

Against what is normal

Perverse

Anomalic

by larstait November 3, 2003

with a grain of pepper

Taking shit seriously.

Yo. I mean it with a grain of pepper

by TheRealestRealDictionary June 13, 2019

Grating

Something that's nagging and then builds up inside and eventually turns into an annoyance.

"I know something you don't know!"

... (Conversation carries on and the 'something' still hasn't been told)

"Please just tell me! It's grating on me now!"

by a-benni December 27, 2011

The Lost Grain

When you have a sand timer for something and at the very end you slam on the top so 0.00036% more sand comes out for the next millisecond. Eventually adds up to about 4.5 seconds out of your life that you didn't spend.

My little brother was brushing his teeth and when he looked away I slammed the pussy's time so when he tells anyone he brushes for 2 minutes I can correct him 'cause of The Lost Grain.

by Ass Kicka September 26, 2010