take something with a pinch of salt

意思

to not fully believe what you are told

對聽到的話不全信.

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?

文法

只有 take 變化形式：takes、taking、took、taken。something 是簡短的受詞，如 it 或 that。美式英語說 a grain of salt。