Do you know the meaning?

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Thank you! I guess, sort of the way you don't get affected by a grain of salt? Thank you for your help!

That sounds right! I know people whom you shouldn't think any more about than you would a grain of salt...especially about what they say! LOL! Thank you for your help!

LOL! I still don't get why they recommend "a grain of salt". LOL! I wonder what the origin is. I read somewhere, actually a couple of times, some origins of some popular sayings. I can't remember probably any of them but, they were cool to learn about. I bet this is one of them that actually has an origin as far as why people started saying it. Not just what it means as far as the definition but, when and why people started associating "a grain of salt" with "a copious measure of skepticism...". LOL! I understand how to apply the saying. I don't understand what a "grain of salt" has to do with it! LOL! But, thank you for your help! And, thank you for taking the time to look it up!

LMAO sorry ... I would think somehow the grain of salt is metaphorically associated with the small amount of truth the "grain".

Okay here is a bit more that I found. With a grain of salt Meaning: With a healthy dose of skepticism, suspicion, and caution. Example: Dave has been known to stretch the truth a bit. Take what he says with a grain of salt. Origin: Salt is now an inexpensive and readily available commodity. But it was once very valuable due to its high demand as a food preservative and relative scarcity. Salt was thought to have healing properties and to be an antidote to poisons. To take (eat or drink) something "with a grain of salt" was to practice preventive medicine. One would do this if they were suspicious that the food might be poisonous or may cause illness. Thanks to Ron Akers The phrase and meaning is thousands of years old, the Latin equivalent phrase is "cu*m grano salis". Thanks to Barry Harridge and Richard Laurent

Thanks for your comments and confirmation.

Thank you for your help! It is a sarcastic idiom. Usually, when people use it, the person with which they are referring, tends to be sarcastic or snarky. So, I know that you use it as a way to not let that person bother you. Thank you for your help!

Hello sophialin. I understand that it means not to take someone so seriously but, why salt? What does salt have to do with not taking someone so seriously? What does "a grain of salt" mean specifically?

i guess 'with a grain of salt' means rather retain parts for yourself not give out all.

I can't remember any others ones right now. And, I think I remember reading the origin "apple of my eye" but, I can't remember it. I would love it if you could remind me. And, what is the origin of "Mud in your eyes" because, if I ever knew that one, I can't remember it? If I can think of any others, I will ask you!

"The apple" was the way they were calling the pupil because they were thinking it was solid and spherical (that now we know is not, because it's a hole) so since when you love someone you look at him very much, his image could be seen reflected in your pupil like if he was inside the "apple". I wonder if Gwyneth Paltrow named her daughter thinking about this pupil thing... LOL! About "Mud in your eyes", I'm not sure about this, but I've read that was an idiom used by peasants to wish a good season because the more they would get mud in their eyes working in the fields, the more they would have been rewarded with good harvest. Another explanation says that it was used by soldiers because when they got MITY that meant that a grenade exploded next to them and this meant that they survived, so it's used to wish a long life.

You might be onto something. I know it has always meant not to take someone too seriously but, that "grain of salt" thing has always confused me! LOL! And, I wondered if it has something to do with making something taste better going down. More digestible. LOL! Thank you for your interpretation. I think you are probably right!

I understand that it means not to take a person too seriously. But, why "with a grain of salt"? What specifically does a "grain of salt" have to do with not taking someone seriously? That is what I have never gotten. I have always understood that people are saying not to take a person too seriously. I just don't get how salt has anything to do with it! LOL!

OKay. Got it. I for one dont really know the explanation of that phrase. At least now I know the meaning of it. Thanks for the info!

LOL! See! It is easy to explain what people mean when they say it but, it is harder to say why exactly a grain of salt and what a grain of salt has to do with someone who is speaking a non-truth! LOL! And, all I know about the "pot calling the kettle black" is that a pot and a kettle are usually both black in color so, when someone starts pointing out faults in someone else while they themselves are guilty of the same faults, it is like a black pot calling a black kettle, black! LOL! Now, who started that and why, I don't know. I just know what it means! LOL! Thank you for giving it a shot as far as the explanation! LOL!

That is possible. A few people said that salt used to be considered an antidote for poison and therefore, a grain of salt is sort of a cure all? LOL! I don't know! LOL! Thank you for your help!

Thank you! That is helpful! Isn't it funny how there is deeper meaning in some of the things/sayings that we take for granted? And, I will check the link out. Thank you for that as well!

It actually has been reported here a by a couple of other responders that it was considered a preventive medicine because it counteracted poisons in food so, you are on the right track! I always understood how to apply this saying but could never figure out why salt! LOL! Thank you for your help!

Thank you for your interpretation. Most people seem to think that it means that she lies so, to not really believe her when she speaks. LOL! Thank you for your help!

Thank you for your help. That makes sense. As for yours, I think that they say the boat because if you rock it, someone might fall out which makes rocking a boat dangerous. Plus, it tends to make waves which can also be dangerous. So, rocking the boat can be an all around dangerous thing to do. So, it is best to just keep things low key and not say or do anything that could create potential for danger. Does that help?

LOL! Yea! I understand the meaning behind it. I have just always wondered what a grain of salt has to do with it! LOL! Basically, the origin of the saying. Someone else explained that salt was sort of considered medicinal in its ability to stop a poison. That is how the saying came about. Weird huh? Could you imagine thinking of salt as medicinal? LOL! Thank you for your response!

Thank you RavenladyJ. I do understand how to apply it and what it means as a whole. What I don't understand is what a "grain of salt" has to do with it! LOL! It is one of those sayings that I can use as I understand how to but, I am trying to figure out why "a grain of salt". LOL! One of those silly sayings that, if we search hard enough, we can find why people started associating "a grain of salt" with lies. LOL! Thank you for your help!

Someone else suggested that that might be the reason for this saying...or the meaning behind it. I think you both are onto something. I know some people like that. LOL! Thank you for your help!

Thank you! That is helpful! And, I have never heard the prophet one so, thank you for teaching me one I didn't know too!

LOL! Like water off a duck's back. I have heard that one. LOL!

I think that is possible! As far as "run with the hounds and hunt with the hare", that one is tough. But, my guess on the meaning of that one would be to have fun and play loudly like a hound would but, when it comes to the hunt, be quiet and go almost unnoticed? LOL! That is a good one. I don't think I've ever heard it before.