| 单词 | take something with a pinch of salt |
| 释义 | take something with a pinch of salt From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtake something with a pinch of salttake something with a pinch of saltBELIEVEused to say that you should not always completely believe what a particular person saysYou have to take what he says with a pinch of salt. → pinchExamples from the Corpustake something with a pinch of salt• But since he never even notices that Howard is himself Howard takes this with a pinch of salt.• It's best to take what he says with a pinch of salt - he's always exaggerating.• You have to take most things Dave says with a pinch of salt. |
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