C1 Idiom Neutral

at tage med en gran salt

to take with a grain of salt

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Meaning

To doubt the truth of something.

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Cultural Background

Danes are generally skeptical of authority. Widely used in media. Common in British English. Identical usage.

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Use it to sound natural

It makes you sound like a native speaker.

Meaning

To doubt the truth of something.

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Use it to sound natural

It makes you sound like a native speaker.

Test Yourself

Fill in the missing word.

Jeg tager altid hans historier med et ____ salt.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: gran

The idiom is 'et gran salt'.

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Practice Bank

1 exercises
Fill in the missing word. Fill Blank A1

Jeg tager altid hans historier med et ____ salt.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: gran

The idiom is 'et gran salt'.

🎉 Score: /1

Frequently Asked Questions

1 questions

Det er neutralt.

Related Phrases

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At være skeptisk

synonym

To be skeptical

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