with a grain of salt

with a grain of salt or with a pinch of salt

See: TAKE WITH A GRAIN OF SALT.

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take with a grain of salt

[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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

salt

[salt] See: [BACK TO THE SALT MINES], [TAKE WITH A GRAIN OF SALT] also [TAKE WITH A PINCH OF SALT], [WORTH ONE'S SALT]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

pinch

[pinch] See: [TAKE WITH A GRAIN OF SALT] also [TAKE WITH A PINCH OF SALT], [WHERE THE SHOE PINCHES]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

grain

[grain] See: [AGAINST THE GRAIN], [TAKE WITH A GRAIN OF SALT]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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