take with a pinch of salt Idiom

a grain of salt

(See take it with a grain of salt)

a pinch of salt

a bit of salt, the salt held between thumb and finger Hector uses a pinch of salt when he makes chocolate fudge.

back to the salt mines

back to work, humorous expression to express going back to unpleasant work Well, lunch is over so let

grain of salt

(See take it with a grain of salt)

pinch of salt

(See a pinch of salt)

rub salt in the wound

cause it to be worse, aggravate, add insult to injury If you criticize a student's work in front of the class, you are rubbing salt in the wound.

salt away

save money She has salted away a few thousand dollars from her new job.

salt of the earth

"common people; honest, hard-working people" The Swensons are plain, decent people - salt of the earth, eh.

take it with a grain of salt

do not believe all of it, some of it is not true When Brian talks, take it with a grain of salt. Believe very little.

take something with a grain of salt

not take seriously something someone has said You can take everything that he says with a grain of salt.

take (something) with a compression of salt

To accede or appraise something, such as a statement, while befitting in apperception that it may not be absolutely authentic or accurate, about due to the blunder of the source. I heard that you can get a chargeless cine admission if you abrasion red, but Kevin told me that, so I'm activity to booty it with a compression of salt. Take whatever that cardboard publishes with a compression of salt—it's absolutely a tabloid.Learn more: of, pinch, salt, take

take something with a compression of salt

and take something with a atom of sltFig. to accept to a adventure or an account with ample doubt. You charge booty annihilation she says with a atom of salt. She doesn't consistently acquaint the truth. They took my account with a compression of salt. I was abiding they didn't accept me.Learn more: of, pinch, salt, take

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take solace take someone for a ride take someone's temperature take someone to the cleaners take (someone) under one take something into account take something lying down take something to heart take something with a grain of salt take steps take stock take stock in (usually negative) take stock of take that take the blame take the bull by the horns take the bus/plane take up room take up space take up the challenge take up the cudgel(s) take up the cudgel(s) for (someone or something) take up the cudgel(s) on behalf of (someone or something) take up the cudgels take up the cudgels for somebody/something take up the gauntlet take up the hatchet take up the running take up the slack take up time take up to take up to (someone, something, or some place) take up where (one) left off take up where one left off take up with take up with (one) take up with (something) take vows take what (one) says with a pinch of salt take wing take with take with (one or something) take with a pinch of salt take with one take word for take word for it take wrong take years off take years off (of) (one) take years off somebody take your breath away take your chances take your courage in both hands take your cue from take your cue from somebody take your cue from someone take your eye off the ball take your hat off to take your hat off to somebody take your hat off to someone take your life in your hands take your lumps take your medicine take your own life take your place Take your seat take your time take, claim, seize, etc. the moral high ground

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