To take with a pinch of salt
Meaning: To regard a claim with healthy skepticism.
Language: English
Literally: To take with a pinch of salt
Category: Food & Drink
Origin: From antiquity, where a grain of salt was added to suspect food — or dubious news — to make it easier to swallow.
More idioms — Food & Drink
- To butter someone up — To flatter someone to win their favor.
- Das ist nicht das Gelbe vom Ei — It's not ideal; not quite good enough.
- Alles in Butter — Everything is fine and under control.
- Jemandem auf den Keks gehen — To get on someone's nerves.
- Estar frito — To be fed up or worn out.
- Tener la sartén por el mango — To be the one in control.
More English idioms
- To let off steam — To release pent-up emotion or stress.
- To face the music — To confront the unpleasant consequences of your actions.
- To add insult to injury — To make a bad situation worse by a further offense.
- Russian roulette — Any high-risk activity undertaken needlessly, where disaster may strike without warning.
- pull back the curtain — To expose a hidden truth or reality behind an appearance.
- present company excepted — These remarks do not apply to anyone currently present in this conversation.