Not to be taken literally, or to be taken with caution or extra common sense.
Etymology is from the Latin phrase "cum grano salis" (with a grain of salt), and also the Italian phrase "avere sale in zucca" (to have salt in your pumpkin (head)). In Italy to have salt in your head means to have intelligence or reasoning abilities.
Etymology is from the Latin phrase "cum grano salis" (with a grain of salt), and also the Italian phrase "avere sale in zucca" (to have salt in your pumpkin (head)). In Italy to have salt in your head means to have intelligence or reasoning abilities.
Do not accept promises from your enemy without a grain of salt.
Use a grain of salt when buying cheap electronics from the flea market.
Use a grain of salt when buying cheap electronics from the flea market.
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You must take Mr.Wong's statements with a grain of salt, he often exaggerates.
Take what you see on the news with a grain of salt.
Take what you see on the news with a grain of salt.
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Get the Take it with a grain of salt mug.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)
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Anything free should be taken with a grain of salt (there's no such thing as a free lunch)
Anything free should be taken with a grain of salt (there's no such thing as a free lunch)
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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
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
by rach131 March 12, 2015
Get the taken with a grain of salt mug.When qualifying advice: For example your mother is always cold and thinks that you will be too. Therefore she always tells you to take a jacket with you. Perhaps she gets cold easily and you do not. If you want to communicate this different subjective preference, use this phrase.
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