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Take with a Grain of Salt to not believe completely; to be doubtful

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Sally tends to exaggerate. Take what she says with a grain of salt. Some word experts think this expression first appeared in Latin by a Roman scholar in the 1st century b.c. The report was of the discovery of an antidote to poison: Take it with a grain of salt (cum grano salis). Perhaps the saying refers to food that's not so tasty (like a story that's not so believable) being swallowed more easily with a little salt. Another possibility is that a single grain of salt isn't worth much, just like a story you don't think is completely true.

Idiom	Take with a Grain of Salt
Example	Sally tends to exaggerate. Take what she says with a grain of salt.
Meaning	to not believe completely; to be doubtful
Origin	Some word experts think this expression first appeared in Latin by a Roman scholar in the 1st century b.c. The report was of the discovery of an antidote to poison: Take it with a grain of salt (cum grano salis). Perhaps the saying refers to food that's not so tasty (like a story that's not so believable) being swallowed more easily with a little salt. Another possibility is that a single grain of salt isn't worth much, just like a story you don't think is completely true.

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