Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is take something with a pinch/grain of salt and its meaning is “disbelieve, distrust, have no confidence in, be suspicious of”.
Example Sentence: The present chairman of ICC, Shashank Manohar has declared that he will not seek a third term as chairman despite being eligible for it. However, many in cricketing circles prefer to take the statement with a pinch of salt since he has made U-turns on similar declarations during his stints as BCCI president and ICC chairman.
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