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grain of salt
noun
a grain of salt
A bit of common-sensical skepticism. Generally used in some form of
to take with a grain of salt.
I'd take anything I read in that paper with a .
Translations:
Dutch: korreltje zout (iets met een korreltje zout nemen)
Etymology:
From Latin
cum grano salis
, literally
with a grain of salt
, figuratively
with a bit of common sense
.
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