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Idiom: Pinch of salt




Idiom Definitions for 'Pinch of salt'

If what someone says should be taken with a pinch of salt, then they exaggerate and distort things, so what they say shouldn't be believed unquestioningly. ('with a grain of salt' is an alternative.)

Category: Food

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