wanderkind
Joined: 04 Mar 2014
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 Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 7:05 pm Post subject: Re: a grain of salt |
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| sean710113 wrote: |
Hello teacher,
I heard the phrase “ a grain of salt "recently. I want to know what it means and how to use it in my sentence . Could you take some example for me ? Thank you!!
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You usually hear the phrase as
'...take (something) with a grain of salt.'
something = it, that, this, etc.
It basically means: you should not assume the information is true.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/with_a_grain_of_salt
You can use it before or after the information, to warn the listener that the source of the information may be unreliable.
"Now, this came from Susan, so take it with a grain of salt, but she said she's sure Amanda is pregnant."
"I read that an asteroid will destroy the world in 2012, but I guess you always need to take the things you read on the internet with a grain of salt." |
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