take sth with a pinch of salt used to say that you should not always completely believe what a particular person says对某事半信半疑,对某事不完全相信:•You have to take what he says with a pinch of salt.他的话你可不能全信。take sth with a pinch of ˈsaltto be careful about believing that sth is completely true不完全相信;半信半疑 |