take something with a pinch of salt

Significado

to not fully believe what you are told

No creerse del todo lo que se oye.

Ejemplos

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?

Gramática

Solo cambia take: takes, taking, took, taken. something es un complemento corto como it o that. En inglés americano se dice a grain of salt.