take something with a pinch of salt

Значение

to not fully believe what you are told

Не принимать сказанное на веру.

Примеры

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?

Грамматика

Меняется только take: takes, taking, took, taken. something — короткое дополнение: it или that. В американском английском — a grain of salt.