Take a Grain of Salt With ~ or Take It With a Grain of Salt

Take a Grain of Salt With ~ or Take It With a Grain of Salt / idiom :

First Page Mentioned (By Name) : ch. “National Debate” – pg. 99

To take something with a grain of salt is an idiom that references the “sweetness” or “too good to be true” nature of the topic of the conversation. To take salt with something sweet means to add a bitter taste of reality. This means you are keeping an open mind, but doubt it's true.

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