grain of salt Definition| Urban Word Dictionary

grain of salt

A metaphor used when information or advice should not be taken so seriously.

with a grain of salt

by philihp on Sep 24, 2004 21:19:20

Meaning to take something lightly, especially with advice. To be skeptical.

Example:
Take a novice's advice with a grain of salt.

Anything free should be taken with a grain of salt (there's no such thing as a free lunch)

a grain of salt

by Bizork on May 23, 2010 18:15:33

Not to be taken literally, or to be taken with caution or extra common sense.

Etymology is from the Latin phrase "cum grano salis" (with a grain of salt), and also the Italian phrase "avere sale in zucca" (to have salt in your pumpkin (head)). In Italy to have salt in your head means to have intelligence or reasoning abilities.

Example:
Do not accept promises from your enemy without a grain of salt.

Use a grain of salt when buying cheap electronics from the flea market.

with a grain of salt

by mthomas1776 on Oct 12, 2007 02:33:25

When qualifying advice: For example your mother is always cold and thinks that you will be too. Therefore she always tells you to take a jacket with you. Perhaps she gets cold easily and you do not. If you want to communicate this different subjective preference, use this phrase.

Example:
Take your mother's advice to wear a coat "with a grain of salt"

Take it with a grain of salt

by ATOMINE on Jul 15, 2017 10:02:57

regard something as exaggerated; believe only part of something.

Example:
No matter what that dude says, take it with a grain of salt.

take with a grain of salt

by _INT_ on Apr 05, 2015 05:36:57

To take a statement with 'a grain of salt' or 'a pinch of salt' means to accept it but to maintain a degree of skepticism about its truth.

Example:
The idea comes from the fact that food is more easily swallowed if taken with a small amount of salt. (take with a grain of salt)

taken with a grain of salt

by rach131 on Mar 13, 2015 11:45:36

to not be entirely trusted, to be skeptical of something

idiomatic expression Americans use

Example:
taken with a grain of salt-

to consider something to be not completely true or right

I've read the article, which I take with a grain of salt.

Related vocabulary: hard to swallow

a grain of salt

by 请关注公众号：英文口语专家 on Jun 07, 2019 19:26:11

Definition: To not completely believe what someone tells you, because you know that they do not always tell the truth.

Example:
You must take Mr.Wong's statements with a grain of salt, he often exaggerates.

Take what you see on the news with a grain of salt.

Grain of salt heart

by Pulsechain on Oct 20, 2022 02:54:14

A chubby man with bitchtits acting as a roastie because he delayed a blockchain launch for 2 more weeks.

Example:
You bullish on Pulsechain?

Ohh, you talking about the biggest scam in history of crypto? 2 more weeks hehe. Don't take everything serious "grain of salt heart" is saying.

Elsewhere

Latest Searches

cidiots, Myleigh, Jerk Off January, knok, Wonderfuler, Variants, right behind you, Mosty, aweome, 3N, spinel, Old Faithful, drunk high, princes, Lil Ignorant, My Orange, here we go, Well well well, happily married, Faith No More, FatalMovie, Funko POP, amnesiac, thomson week, moisten, cKy, Billy Crystal Jew, adj, Adam Saker, Ruffalo, homosexualist, Miniature poodle, Worthington, noxious farts, twelver, please slow down, leek, Cassidy, stepsister-in-law, scania, what u said, the dick, Mayberrying, Kill all men, whats your IP, bikini bottom, 28 February 2023, the count, Mother Insult, david the pet human, super good friends, Telapathic, developing, Top secret, man like man, Mark Conn, show girl, First gentleman, Plattsburgh, pissing razor blades, Power Tools, descendre, Dilwale, besfren, bd, Octopus Fuck Session, Crystal Ship, secret word, Pokédex, FORBIDDEN ONE, the Motley Crue, Hand soap wack, go scratch yourself, rentals, Highland Park, Soft kitty, tobacco stains, Zimmerman, dandy, teh internets, mud whiste, Pride and Glory, Rich Dad, Britishness, sand dunes, reverse robin hood, Lee Jinki, zero tolerance, buy milk, talk good, just what, the Paris Hilton, the bible, backyard, Bosip, hold your own, the sun, THIS IS MY HOUSE, manover, minster, the hen, bedmate, against The grain, wildcat, Decaydance, got it bad, Walkman, short stack, brian wheeler, sick individual, White Wolf, chatt town, blaze it, Creole, Beat some Ass, my nizzle, MyBB, Plucking, EVE Online, the aristocrats, What you on, hog hard or hog home, churn out, LaBianca, fake and gay, my old lady, Jiggly Puff, Jung Kook Jeon, Queen Bee, a Tony, physical specimen, hajimas, white hispanic, camaraderie, phenomenology, mak daddy, Happy meals, Vicc, our dad, KILL ME NOW, Powah, single baby, Benediction, Bournemouth Girl, my dick off, Gabriela Gonzalez, class reunion, granny panties, the Phantom Shitter, will picture, Padding, packed, marauder, Aspergic, tropoflavin, articulate, Nestle Quick, im going to, Superhot, nice pull, martial art, First World problems, The Big Bang, clocking in, tight pussy energy, contempt, The Dean, Princess Zelda, suas, iain, Arri, wisk, go play Fortnite, Love yourself, Piers Morgan, Wienered, Zippo lighter, I see no changes, Rihanna Navy, Reverse acronym, How can I help you, semi-decent, Roblox Piggy, Boulangerie, the Shire, charging the battery, quat, plaga, Yo bro, positism, Vanilla Cookie, mummie, Tiga, prettyish, Free beer, Fuck my balding head, stoke, citrus, adult world, Light show, grain of salt, cidiots, Myleigh, Jerk Off January, knok, Wonderfuler, Variants, right behind you, Mosty, aweome, 3N, spinel, Old Faithful, drunk high, princes, Lil Ignorant, My Orange, here we go, Well well well, happily married, Faith No More, FatalMovie, Funko POP, amnesiac, thomson week, moisten, cKy, Billy Crystal Jew, adj, Adam Saker, Ruffalo, homosexualist, Miniature poodle, Worthington, noxious farts, twelver, please slow down, leek, Cassidy, stepsister-in-law, scania, what u said, the dick, Mayberrying, Kill all men, whats your IP, bikini bottom, 28 February 2023, the count, Mother Insult, david the pet human, super good friends, Telapathic, developing, Top secret, man like man, Mark Conn, show girl, First gentleman, Plattsburgh, pissing razor blades, Power Tools, descendre, Dilwale, besfren, bd, Octopus Fuck Session, Crystal Ship, secret word, Pokédex, FORBIDDEN ONE, the Motley Crue, Hand soap wack, go scratch yourself, rentals, Highland Park, Soft kitty, tobacco stains, Zimmerman, dandy, teh internets, mud whiste, Pride and Glory, Rich Dad, Britishness, sand dunes, reverse robin hood, Lee Jinki, zero tolerance, buy milk, talk good, just what, the Paris Hilton, the bible, backyard, Bosip, hold your own, the sun, THIS IS MY HOUSE, manover, minster, the hen, bedmate, against The grain, wildcat, Decaydance, got it bad, Walkman, short stack, brian wheeler, sick individual, White Wolf, chatt town, blaze it, Creole, Beat some Ass, my nizzle, MyBB, Plucking, EVE Online, the aristocrats, What you on, hog hard or hog home, churn out, LaBianca, fake and gay, my old lady, Jiggly Puff, Jung Kook Jeon, Queen Bee, a Tony, physical specimen, hajimas, white hispanic, camaraderie, phenomenology, mak daddy, Happy meals, Vicc, our dad, KILL ME NOW, Powah, single baby, Benediction, Bournemouth Girl, my dick off, Gabriela Gonzalez, class reunion, granny panties, the Phantom Shitter, will picture, Padding, packed, marauder, Aspergic, tropoflavin, articulate, Nestle Quick, im going to, Superhot, nice pull, martial art, First World problems, The Big Bang, clocking in, tight pussy energy, contempt, The Dean, Princess Zelda, suas, iain, Arri, wisk, go play Fortnite, Love yourself, Piers Morgan, Wienered, Zippo lighter, I see no changes, Rihanna Navy, Reverse acronym, How can I help you, semi-decent, Roblox Piggy, Boulangerie, the Shire, charging the battery, quat, plaga, Yo bro, positism, Vanilla Cookie, mummie, Tiga, prettyish, Free beer, Fuck my balding head, stoke, citrus, adult world,