take something with a pinch of salt

含义

to not fully believe what you are told

对听到的话不全信.

例句

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?

语法

只有 take 变化形式：takes、taking、took、taken。something 是简短的宾语，如 it 或 that。美式英语说 a grain of salt。