grain of salt
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgrainandsalt
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grain
noun
uk/ɡreɪn/us/ɡreɪn/
a seed or seeds from a plant, especially a plant like a grass such as rice ...
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salt
adjective[before noun]
uk/sɒlt/us/sɑːlt/
containing or preserved ...
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(Definition ofgrainandsaltfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofgrain of salt
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I should say that they would take this sort of thing with a very considerablegrainofsalt.
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I said that when quoting statistics they should be taken with agrainofsalt.
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I take with agrainofsalttheir arguments in regard to the freedom of the working classes.
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I think we should take that with agrainofsalt.
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Therefore, one has to take these statistics with agrainofsalt.
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Other co-occurrences of elderly with apparently positive adjectives must also be taken with agrainofsalt.
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Given the disparity between the results for women's subgroups and men's sub-groups, these results should be taken with agrainofsalt.
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However, regressions 4a and 6a should be taken with agrainofsalt, because the number of observations is small compared with the other regressions.
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Results of a study not designed to test the vigor hypothesis should be taken with agrainofsalt.
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These imperfections admonish interpreting the findings with agrainofsalt.
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They understood enough from both past experience and present business ambivalence to take vocal opposition from business organizations with a largegrainofsalt.
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We should, perhaps, take this with more than agrainofsalt.
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As is the case with any benchmarking work, our results should be taken with agrainofsalt.
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Data in pervasive computing environments may be generated by untrustworthy or inaccurate sources, and so should be taken 'with agrainofsalt'.
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Although we do not foresee major technical difficulties in the study of such extensions, the examples relying on them should be taken with agrainofsalt.
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I think that, fortunately, the consumer has learned by now to take all advertising with a smallgrainofsalt.
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I should take all these things with agrainofsalt.
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I take that assertion with agrainofsalt.
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I would suggest that the reports come from somewhat suspected sources, and must be taken with a largegrainofsalt.
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