grain of salt


a metaphor used when information or advice should not be taken so seriously.
peter: i read somewhere that we’re going to war with north korea!!
mom: where did you hear that from?
peter: someone commented on my facebook post
mom: it was probably sarcasm that you clearly missed on. there is definitely tension between the us and north korea but not enough to go into war over. take what they said with a grain of salt.

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