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take something with a pinch of salt (Evgeny Shamlidi); take sth. with a grain of salt (I remember reading a story from another redditor, so you have to take it with a grain of salt. When he was a little boy, he saw a big kitty in his backyard as he was playing, so he went to pet it, and it allowed him. Many years later, when he was much older, he realized that big kitty was actually a cougar. (reddit.com) • While he doesn’t question that Tenaya stated some version of what he’s credited with, Green takes Bunnell’s stories with a grain of salt.  sfgate.com ART Vancouver) |
