take something with a grain of salt

[ostap77]

What's the meaning of the idiom "to take something with a grain of salt"?

 

[5jj]

What's the meaning of the idiom "to take somethimg with a grain of salt"?

Be careful about believing it. Don't take it too seriously. I use pinch rather than grain. This may be a BrE/AmE difference.

 

[birdeen's call]

"Grain" is perhaps better justified etymologically. The Latin original is "cum grano salis", and grain is the English version of Latin "granum". Wikipedia has an article on this.

 

[riquecohen]

Be careful about believing it. Don't take it too seriously. I use pinch rather than grain. This may be a BrE/AmE difference.

That right. In AmE, grain is the unit we use.

 

[ackeiyword]

It means that don't believe in sonethign absolutely or totally ,listen to something with doubt.