met een korrel zout nemen

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Calque of Latin cum grano salis. The literal translation is identical to the English idiom.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mɛt ən ˌkɔ.rəl ˈzɑu̯t ˈneː.mə(n)/

Verb

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met een korrel zout nemen

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) to take with a grain of salt

Inflection

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