Taken with a Grain off Salt. Idiom.

James M Sandbrook of
Wairakei Place, Tokoroa.

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Taken with a Grain off Salt.

Sometimes people say, “a pinch of salt” also.

Food is easily swallowed with a pinch of salt, the salt makes the food more palatable.

It means that if I tell you something that I was told, to not take it as the gospel truth, don’t interpret it literally.

The information could be unreliable.

Or a person could say of the information, to look at it with skepticism.

I always thought that it means to hear the information or read it, and then have the attitude that it may or may not be fact, so to just be aware of that when you read it.

Like the Hollywood so-called historical movies that are dressed up with fancy scenes to make the real history more exciting, in other words, “It was a great movie, very exciting, had me on the edge of my seat, but historically you should take it with a grain of salt.” Meaning that the movie is accurate here and there, but not to be seen as all facts, so don’t take it too seriously.

Example:

“Renee tells some big stories especially about herself, but we tend to take what she says with a grain of salt because she has quite an imagination and tends to exaggerate a lot.”

All the best from

James M Sandbrook.

12th of March, 2021.

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