A man who says he is not a candidate for President should usually have his statement taken with a grain of salt.
We took Uncle George's stories of the war with a pinch of salt.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
take with a grain of salt — take (something) 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 Etymology: based on the idea that food tastes better and … New idioms dictionary
take with a grain of salt — see under ↑salt1 • • • Main Entry: ↑grain … Useful english dictionary
take with a grain of salt — • take (smth) with a grain of salt • take (smth) with a pinch of salt (smth) not take seriously something someone has said You can take everything that he says with a grain of salt. Digest 16/2002 (smth) to be skeptical or cautious about… … Idioms and examples
take with a grain of salt — also[take with a pinch of salt] {v. phr.} To accept or believe only in part; not accept too much. * /A man who says he is not a candidate for President should usually have his statement taken with a grain of salt./ * /We took Uncle George s… … Dictionary of American idioms
take with a grain of salt — also[take with a pinch of salt] {v. phr.} To accept or believe only in part; not accept too much. * /A man who says he is not a candidate for President should usually have his statement taken with a grain of salt./ * /We took Uncle George s… … Dictionary of American idioms
take with a grain of salt — To say that certain information should be taken with a grain of saltmeans that you doubt its accuracy. I hear the tuition fees are going to be reduced, but that should be taken with a grain of salt … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
take with a grain of salt — See take it with a grain of salt … English idioms
take with a grain of salt — ► take with a pinch (or grain) of salt regard as exaggerated. Main Entry: ↑salt … English terms dictionary
take with a grain of salt — Synonyms and related words: admit, admit exceptions, allow, allow for, awake a doubt, be diffident, be doubtful, be dubious, be skeptical, be uncertain, call in question, challenge, concede, consider, consider the circumstances, consider the… … Moby Thesaurus
take with a grain of salt — regard with suspicion, not treat with seriousness, not accept as certain … English contemporary dictionary
