with a pinch of salt Idiom

with a pinch of salt

with reserve or doubt半信半疑；可疑
You'll have to take what he says with a grain of salt．他说的话你不可全信。
with a heavy hand oppressively压制；苛刻；用高压手段
He ruled his household with a heavy hand．他在家里太专横了。

take sth with a pinch of salt

Idiom(s): take something with a pinch of salt AND take something with a grain of salt

Theme: DISBELIEF

to listen to a story or an explanation with considerable doubt.
• You must take anything she says with a grain of salt. She doesn't always tell the truth.
• They took my explanation with a pinch of salt. I was sure they didn't believe me.

with a compression of salt

With anxiety or the compassionate that some rumor or allotment of advice may not be absolutely authentic or accurate. Possibly a advertence to an age-old Roman antitoxin to adulteration that included or consisted of a atom of salt. 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. Read whatever that cardboard publishes with a compression of salt—it's absolutely aloof a abject tabloid.Learn more: of, pinch, salt

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take the law into one's own hands take the day off take the bitter with the sweet take the bit in one's teeth take sth with a pinch of salt take sth up take sth to heart take sth out on take sth on the chin take sth on oneself take sth on faith

with a pinch of salt Idiom