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go against the grain

See: AGAINST THE GRAIN (2).

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against the grain

[against the grain] {adv. phr.} 1. Across rather than with the direction of the fibers (as of wood or meat). * /He sandpapered the wood against the grain./ 2. So […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

grain

[grain] See: [AGAINST THE GRAIN], [TAKE WITH A GRAIN OF SALT]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

take with a grain of salt

[take with a grain of salt] also [take with a pinch of salt] {v. phr.} To accept or believe only in part; not accept too much. * /A man who […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

with a grain of salt

[with a grain of salt] or [with a pinch of salt] See: [TAKE WITH A GRAIN OF SALT]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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