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 decline an offer but suggest doing it another time

to see how good someone or something is

to actively try to achieve your ambitions

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to write something so you remember it

The older you get, the wiser you become, due to experience.