take something with a pinch of salt
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take something with a pinch of salt — idiom
1. to listen to a piece of information but not believe it completely, because it mi
1.idiom
Definition
to listen to a piece of information but not believe it completely, because it might not be fully true.
Example
Take his fishing stories with a pinch of salt — he likes to make them bigger.
Aunt Rosa takes the gossip column's celebrity news with a pinch of salt.