TAKE SOMETHING WITH A PINCH (OR GRAIN) OF SALT

Meaning of TAKE SOMETHING WITH A PINCH (OR GRAIN) OF SALT in English

take something with a pinch ( or grain) of salt

regard something as exaggerated; believe only part of something.

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TAKE — I. ˈtāk transitive verb ( took ˈtu̇k, dial ˈtək ; or dialect tak·en ˈtākən sometimes -k ə ŋ ; taken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SALT — I Chemical compound formed when the hydrogen of an acid is replaced by a metal or its equivalent, such as …
Английский словарь Британика
WITH — I. (|)wi]th, ]th, _wə] preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, preposition & adverb, against, opposite, toward, with; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SALT — I. ˈsȯlt, chiefly Brit ˈsält noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sealt; akin to Old Frisian, …
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PINCH — I. ˈpinch verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English pinchen, from (assumed) Old North French pinchier; akin to Old French …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
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GRAIN — I. ˈgrān noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English grain, grein, partly from Middle French grain cereal plant, kernel, grain, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PINCH — (v. t.) To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch. See Pinch, n., 4.
Английский словарь Webster
TAKE — — takable, takeable , adj. — taker , n. /tayk/ , v. , took, taken, taking , n. v.t. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SALT — salt 1 — saltlike , adj. /sawlt/ , n. 1. a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PINCH — — pinchable , adj. /pinch/ , v.t. 1. to squeeze or compress between the finger and thumb, the teeth, the …
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GRAIN — — grainer , n. — grainless , adj. /grayn/ , n. 1. a small, hard seed, esp. the seed of …
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TAKE — I. ˈtāk verb ( took ˈtu̇k ; tak·en ˈtā-kən ; tak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tacan, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SALT — I. ˈsȯlt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sealt; akin to Old High German salz salt, Lithuanian saldus sweet, …
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PINCH — I. ˈpinch verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French * pincher, pincer Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. : to …
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GRAIN — I. ˈgrān noun Etymology: Middle English, partly from Anglo-French grain cereal grain, from Latin granum; partly from Anglo-French graine seed, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAKE — p.p. taken. 2. take ·noun the quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time. 3. take ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
SALT — noun marshes flooded by the tide. 2. salt ·noun fig.: bitter; sharp; pungent. 3. salt ·noun fig.: salacious; lecherous; lustful. …
Webster English vocab
PINCH — noun pian; pang. 2. pinch ·vt to plait. 3. pinch ·vi to take hold; to grip, as a dog does. …
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GRAIN — noun to yield fruit. 2. grain ·noun a tine, prong, or fork. 3. grain ·noun a blade of a sword, …
Webster English vocab
TAKE — [take] vb took ; tak.en ; tak.ing [ME, fr. OE tacan, fr. ON taka; akin to MD taken to take] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SALT — [salt] n [ME, fr. OE sealt; akin to OHG salz salt, Lith saldus sweet, L sal salt, Gk hals salt, …
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PINCH — [pinch] vb [ME, fr. (assumed) ONF pinchier, fr. (assumed) VL pinctiare] vt (14c) 1 a: to squeeze between the finger …
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GRAIN — [grain] n [ME, partly fr. MF grain cereal grain, fr. L granum; partly fr. MF graine seed, kermes, fr. L …
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SALT — in chemistry, substance produced by the reaction of an acid with a base. A salt consists of the positive ion …
Britannica English vocabulary
GRAIN — unit of weight equal to 0.065 gram, or 1/7,000 pound avoirdupois. One of the earliest units of common measure and …
Britannica English vocabulary
SALT — salt, Salt, SALT BrE AmE sɔːlt sɒlt sɑːlt — Preference poll, British English: sɔːlt 43%, sɒlt 57%. ▷ salted ˈsɔːlt …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TAKE — / teɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( took / tʊk; NAmE / taken / ˈteɪkən; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING — / ˈsʌmθɪŋ; NAmE / pronoun , adverb ■ pronoun 1. a thing that is not known or mentioned by name …
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SALT — / sɔːlt; NAmE ; BrE also sɒlt/ noun , verb , adjective ■ noun 1. [ U ] a white …
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PINCH — / pɪntʃ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb WITH THUMB AND FINGER 1. [ vn ] to take a …
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GRAIN — / greɪn; NAmE / noun 1. [ U , C ] the small hard seeds of food plants such as …
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WITH — with S1 W1 /wɪð, wɪθ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: 'against, from, with' ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TAKE
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SOMETHING
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SALT — I. salt 1 S2 W3 /sɔːlt $ sɒːlt/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sealt ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PINCH — I. pinch 1 /pɪntʃ/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: From an unrecorded Old North French pinchier ] …
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OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GRAIN — grain /ɡreɪn/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin granum 'seed' ] 1 . …
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TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SALT — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 (also common salt) sodium chloride; the substance that gives sea water its characteristic taste, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PINCH — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. a grip (esp. the skin of part of the body or of another person) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GRAIN — n. & v. --n. 1 a fruit or seed of a cereal. 2 a (collect.) wheat or any allied grass …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TAKE — v. & n. v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SALT — n., adj., & v. n. 1 (also common salt) sodium chloride; the substance that gives sea water its characteristic taste, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PINCH — v. & n. v. 1 tr. a grip (esp. the skin of part of the body or of another person) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GRAIN — n. & v. n. 1 a fruit or seed of a cereal. 2 a (collect.) wheat or any allied grass …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1. tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Oxford English vocab
SALT — n., adj., & v. --n. 1. (also common salt) sodium chloride; the substance that gives sea water its characteristic taste, …
Oxford English vocab
PINCH — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. a grip (esp. the skin of part of the body or of another person) …
Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
GRAIN — n. & v. --n. 1. a fruit or seed of a cereal. 2 a (collect.) wheat or any allied grass …
Oxford English vocab
TAKE
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WITH — Pronounced /wɪð/ for meanings 20 and 21. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use something to refer to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SALT — ( salts, salting, salted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Salt is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PINCH — ( pinches, pinching, pinched) 1. If you pinch a part of someone’s body, you take a piece of their skin …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRAIN — ( grains) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A grain of wheat, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ... or anything/something spoken (= or something of the same kind ) ▪ Would you …
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