take something with a pinch of salt

意味

to not fully believe what you are told

聞いた話をそのまま信じない.

例文

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?

文法

変化するのは take だけ：takes、taking、took、taken。something には it や that のような短い目的語が入る。アメリカ英語では a grain of salt と言う。