> Isn’t the point of the “grain of Salt” to indicate that it is trivial?
No, it's from an ancient adage about food being mmore easily swallowed when accompanied by salt. The “grain of salt” you take with a dubious statement with is to make it easier to swallow.
A “big grain of salt” is a suggestion that it needs more assistance to be swallowable than a typical target of the saying.
No, it's from an ancient adage about food being mmore easily swallowed when accompanied by salt. The “grain of salt” you take with a dubious statement with is to make it easier to swallow.
A “big grain of salt” is a suggestion that it needs more assistance to be swallowable than a typical target of the saying.