take with a grain / pinch of salt
verb. not completely believe something, with skepticism about its truth
"World Health Organization having issued a warning on the consumption of red meat, linking this to increased cancer rates. Please take this news with a grain of salt."
"We might want to take the information we find on the internet with a grain of salt."
"You have to take everything she says with a pinch of salt. She has a tendency to exaggerate."
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