take something with a pinch of salt

Bedeutung

to not fully believe what you are told

Etwas nicht ganz glauben.

Beispiele

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?

Grammatik

Nur take verändert sich: takes, taking, took, taken. Für something steht ein kurzes Objekt wie it oder that. Im amerikanischen Englisch heißt es a grain of salt.