"take with a grain of salt" meaning in All languages combined

See take with a grain of salt on Wiktionary

Phrase [English]

Audio: en-au-with a grain of salt.ogg [Australia] Forms: take with a grain of salt
Head templates: {{expression}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you take something with a grain of salt, you are skeptic and have doubts about it.
    Sense id: simple-take_with_a_grain_of_salt-en-phrase-1VWGUFRM
     
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        "If you take something with a grain of salt, you are skeptic and have doubts about it."
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