Idiom: to take something with a pinch of salt

October 29, 2015 Idioms 1

take something with a pinch of salt

to not automatically believe something, not immediately assume that someone is telling the truth

  • You should take what she says with a pinch of salt – she’s always exaggerating.

pinch of salt

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By Stuart Cook
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1 Comment

  1. Vince - October 22, 2018, 10:37 pm Reply

    Thanks for this

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