Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “take something with a pinch/grain of salt“ and its meaning is “disbelieve, distrust, doubt, have no confidence/faith in, be suspicious of”.
Example Sentence: Things don’t look good for Trump at the moment but, if 2016 taught us anything, it’s to take the polls with a pinch of salt and not get complacent. Please Suburban Women, I’m begging you, don’t mess it up this time.
This phrase is present in The Guardian article Women will decide this election – and Trump keeps insulting them and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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