take something with a pinch of salt

Nghĩa

to not fully believe what you are told

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Ví dụ

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?

Ngữ pháp

Chỉ take thay đổi: takes, taking, took, taken. something là một tân ngữ ngắn như it hoặc that. Tiếng Anh Mỹ nói a grain of salt.