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Meaning of pinch of salt | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. A small amount of salt.
  2. Caution, doubt, consideration.
    figuratively

Equivalents

Español una pizca de sal
Français pincée de sel pincettes
Magyar fenntartás
Íslenska með fyrirvara
Italiano cautela con le pinze dubbio pizzico di sale
Nederlands korreltje zout snufje zout
Русский осторожность предосторожность щепо́тка со́ли

Examples

“Take⟳ anything he tells you with a pinch of salt: he's an inveterate liar and mixes truth with his fiction liberally.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

pinch of the game pinch out pinch point pinch pot pinch roller pinch runner

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