take sth with a pinch of salt
UK (US take sth with a grain of salt)Definition
› to not completely believe something that you are told, because you think it is unlikely to be true: You have to take everything she says with a pinch of salt, she does tend to exaggerate.Not believing
(Definition of take sth with a pinch of salt from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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take sth to pieces idiom
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take sth up phrasal verb (CLOTHING)
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take sth up phrasal verb (DISCUSS)
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take sth up phrasal verb (FILL)
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take sth up phrasal verb (START)
- take sth with a pinch of salt idiom
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take stock idiom
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take that! idiom
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take the bad with the good idiom
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take the bull by the horns idiom
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take the chill off sth idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- are my eyes deceiving me? idiom
- as if! idiom
- believe sth when you see it idiom
- believe verb
- credibility noun
- free-floating adjective
- give over! idiom
- have something on good authority idiom
- heresy noun
- I'll eat my hat idiom
- iconoclastic adjective
- not for a moment idiom
- pass as/for sth/sb phrasal verb
- pinch verb (PRESS)
- pull the other leg/one (it's got bells on)! idiom
- quarrel with sth phrasal verb
- won't hear a word (said) against sb/sth idiom
- worship at the shrine/altar of sth idiom
- yeah, right! idiom
- you must be joking idiom
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