It's originally a Latin expression, cum grano salis.
What she says with a grain of salt
Id say a milligram of salt equals a milligram. A grain of salt is rediculously small, way smaller than a milligram, about 100 Micrograms
The answer depends on the kind of salt that it refers to. A grain of table salt has a mass of a third to two-thirds milligrams. Large salt crystals, like those used in salt grinders (or for margaritas) have a mass of a milligram or more. The question is ambiguous: like "how long is a piece of string?"
something similar to one grain of table salt.
1,000 milligrams = 1 gram about 450 grams = 1 pound So about 450,000 milligrams in 1 pound. Of the choices you listed, the best match for a grain of salt has to be 1 milligram.
To take something with a "grain of salt" is to not take something too seriously. For example, I take everything that politicians say with a grain of salt, because history shows us that politicians aren't that reliable for the most part. That's my opinion.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Above is wrongTo take a statement with 'a grain of salt' or 'a pinch of salt' means to accept it but to maintain a degree of skepticism about its truth.The origin derives from "Pliny's Naturalis Historia, 77 A.D".
And Take It with a Grain of Salt was created in 2002.
What she says with a grain of salt
To take something that someone says with a grain of salt means that you should not necessarily believe everything he/she tells you.
The saying is actually "Take is with a grain of salt". And it means kind of like grin and bear it.
Don't take it too seriously.
Generally the term is to "take it with a grain of salt" which means you don't generally have to put much emphasis on the importance of the suggestion. For example a person who is not educated in the medical field but is sure about something and offers advice, you take that "with a grain of salt".
To take something with a grain of salt is American English colloquial from 1647, from Modern Latin 'cum grano salis', implying disbelief, requiring eventual conclusion.
Take them with a grain of salt, but don't ignore/dismiss them.
Depends how big the grain of salt is.
A grain can be a tiny piece of rock, yes. A grain can also be a grain of salt, meaning one 'pellet' of salt.
The expression "I took it with a grain of salt" meant "I didn't believe it".