pick

pinch

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TAKE WITH A GRAIN OF SALT also TAKE WITH A PINCH OF SALT,

WHERE THE SHOE PINCHES.

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[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

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[salt] See: [BACK TO THE SALT MINES], [TAKE WITH A GRAIN OF SALT] also [TAKE WITH A PINCH OF SALT], [WORTH ONE'S SALT]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[pinch-hit] {v.} 1. To substitute for another player at bat in a baseball game. * /Smith was sent in to pinch-hit for Jones./ 2. {informal} To act for a while, […] 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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