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Definition of taking it with a grain of salt
take with a grain of salt
verb
- to be skeptical about.
Citation from "You've Got Male", Happy Endings (TV), Season 1 Episode 9 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Jul 31 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 31 2011.
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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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