grain of salt

“We should definitely take everything they say from now on with a grain of salt, just because of how this all transpired.”

“Frankly, I would take the White House’s statement with a large grain of salt,” said Omair Sharif, founder of the research firm Inflation Insights.

“Frankly, I would take the White House’s statement with a large grain of salt,” Omair Sharif, founder of the research firm Inflation Insights, said in response to Leavitt’s comments.

Of course, labor market data from private providers such as Revelio and Challenger should be taken with a grain of salt.

But as with any purported achievement, it’s worth taking it with a grain of salt.