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take something with a grain of salt
idiomUS(UKtake something with a pinch of salt)
to not completely believe something that you are told, because you think it is unlikely to be true:
You have to take everything she says with a grain of salt, because she tends to exaggerate.
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as if!idiom
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take something with a grain of salt | American Dictionary
take something with a grain of salt
idiom
to understand that something is likely to be untrue or incorrect:
I’ve seen the article, which I take with a grain of salt.
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