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grain of salt
Definition
To not take something completely at face value. To consider variations or accept only part of what is being said.
Context : Business Category: Idiom Semantic: doubt
Usage of “grain of salt”
She promised all requirements will be completed by the code-complete date, but let's take it with a grain of salt--we know she has slipped deadlines in the past.
Related Idioms
Examples of idiom “grain of salt” from Twitter
MarielaPerezMD:I always take life with a grain of salt, ...plus a slice of lemon, ...and a shot of tequila. DRINK UP MY FRIENDS!
angieschreiber:@Andischreiber it's Darwin. You have to take it with a grain of salt. Right @ashschreiber ?
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Shimmerz11:
@wow_trees As I do..I trust what resonates and use discernment. Like you said, all with a grain of salt. But time will tell.
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dear_spring:
: take the Internet with a grain of salt.
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jeremywatt:
UFC prediction: GSP wins with submission in first round. Take with a grain of salt, I don't know anything about Joe Rogan's sport.