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Q:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom.

The employee took the manager’s remark with a pinch of salt

  • 1
    Doubt the truth or value of something
  • 2
    Distasteful and boring
  • 3
    Going for the truth
  • 4
    Ever ready to condemn someone
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Answer : 1. "Doubt the truth or value of something"
Explanation :

Taking something "with a pinch of salt" means to be skeptical or not fully believe what is being said.

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