Take something with a grain of salt (teik samfing widh a grein of solt)

Idiom Culture

Signification

To not take something too seriously or literally

ne pas prendre quelque chose trop au sérieux ou littéralement (ne pa prɑ̃dr kelkə ʃoz trop o serieux u litəʁaləmɑ̃)

"You should take his stories with a grain of salt; he often exaggerates."

"Vous devriez prendre ses histoires avec des pincettes; il exagère souvent." (Vus dəvrié **prɑ̃dr sez istorʏ avɛk de pɛ̃sɛt**; il ɛgzajɛr oftẽ.)

to decide or act as the situation develops

to start an argument intentionally

to understand or gain control of something

to suspect something wrong or dishonest

until the very last moment; close to the deadline

to do something differently from tradition