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Definition of take it with a grain of salt

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Other terms relating to 'a':

Definitions include: amphetamine.
Definitions include: the best.
Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
Definitions include: excessive.
Definitions include: sexual activity.
Definitions include: In the West/Central Canadian accent, "about" is pronounced somewhere between "aboot" and "a boat".
Definitions include: a little crazy
Definitions include: an unspecified small number.
Definitions include: to play around.
Definitions include: very common.
Definitions include: a mythical creature who is extremely happy or fortunate.
Definitions include: a non-specified price.
Definitions include: a non-specified price.
Definitions include: to collide with a tree.
Definitions include: an ugly face.

Other terms relating to 'grain':

Definitions include: an amount of violence.

Other terms relating to 'of':

Definitions include: a worthless person.
Definitions include: sexual activity.
Definitions include: a good estimate.
Definitions include: a little crazy
Definitions include: of lower than average intelligence.
Definitions include: "not all there".
Definitions include: skittish.
Definitions include: an amount of violence.
Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
Definitions include: an impressive.
Definitions include: an impressive.
Definitions include: many.
Definitions include: an emphatic "yes".
Definitions include: better than all that.
Definitions include: the best.

Other terms relating to 'salt':

Definitions include: To cock-block, to spoil someone's chance at accomplishment usually sexual.
Definitions include: Used when you do something stupid.
Definitions include: to tell a different lie when covering up something.
Definitions include: to be worth of one's salary.

Other terms relating to 'take':

Definitions include: "Chill, don't worry about it."
Definitions include: a second look.
Definitions include: compromise.
Definitions include: "Both people involved in a bad situation are to be blamed."
Definitions include: to beat severely, or defeat severely.
Definitions include: taking bribes.
Definitions include: the result of someone taking the piss.
Definitions include: to rob or extort.
Definitions include: to have to go take a shit.
Definitions include: to mistreat.
Definitions include: to get something to eat.
Definitions include: to take a look.
Definitions include: taking a chance on something.
Definitions include: to defecate.
Definitions include: he needs to relax.

Other terms relating to 'with':

Definitions include: a mythical creature who is extremely happy or fortunate.
Definitions include: stupid.
Definitions include: strange / stupid.
Definitions include: in disagreement with.
Definitions include: extremely aggravated.
Definitions include: unattractive.
Definitions include: to be affecting a person.
Definitions include: to have sex with.
Definitions include: to be born into wealth and privilege.
Definitions include: See break up.
Definitions include: cool, awesome.
Definitions include: to perform an action quickly or efficiently.
Definitions include: approving of.
Definitions include: to attract a person and at least have a kiss, and maybe have sex with them.
Definitions include: to consume marijuana.

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