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Grain of salt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(With) a grain of salt is a literal translation of a Latin phrase, ( 'cum ) grano salis . In common parlance, if something is to be taken with a grain of salt, it means that a copious meas...
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Comparing its expression when beckoning at the door, with its expression when it had stared up at me as I stood at my window, I came to the conclusion that on the first occasion it had sought to fasten itself upon my memory, and that on the second occasion it had made sure of being immediately remembered.
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Definition of take with a grain of salt in the Idioms Dictionary. take with a grain of salt phrase. What does take with a grain of salt expression mean? Definitions by the largest Idiom Dictionary. ... take something with a grain of salt...
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Definition of took with a grain of salt in the Idioms Dictionary. took with a grain of salt phrase. What does took with a grain of salt expression mean? Definitions by the largest Idiom Dictionary. ... Fig. to listen to a story or an explanation with considerable doubt. You must take anything she says with a grain of salt.
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What is the originof take it with a grain of salt? What is th eorigin of take it with a grain of salt? What does the expression with a grain of salt mean? What does taking something with a grain of salt mean? What is the meaning of take it with a grain of salt'?
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A recent c|net commentary piece slams the Virginia Tech G5 supercomputer cluster...I'm slamming back. ... I’m currently working on a book about the Virginia Tech Apple Supercomputer Cluster, so when I saw a recent c|net commentary on the cluster project entitled, “A grain of salt with your Apple,” it really got my goat.
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This expression is a translation of the Latin cum grano salis, ... In the antidote, one of the ingredients was a grain of salt. ...
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