take something with a pinch of salt

المعنى

to not fully believe what you are told

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أمثلة

1. 1Take it with a pinch of salt when Ben talks about his famous friends.
2. 2I always take it with a pinch of salt when my uncle talks about fishing.
3. 3The advert promised perfect skin in a week, so we took it with a pinch of salt.
4. 4Leo says he met a famous footballer, but I'd take that with a pinch of salt.
5. 5Should we take this with a pinch of salt, or is the forecast usually right?

القواعد

يتغير take وحده: takes، taking، took، taken. يمثل something مفعولا به قصيرا مثل it أو that. وفي الإنجليزية الأمريكية a grain of salt.