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Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Though Kalpana listened to Sheetal carefully, she knew that she should take it with a grain of salt.

  1. A
    regard it as exaggerated and not completely true
  2. B
    move according to the trend
  3. C
    be do it meticulously as taking salt
  4. D
    accept it as really useful and worthy

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The idiom "take something with a grain of salt" (or a pinch of salt) means to view something with skepticism or not to interpret it as completely literal or true, often because it may be exaggerated.

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Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Though Kalpana listened to Sheetal carefully, she knew that she should take it with a grain of salt.
A
regard it as exaggerated and not completely true
B
move according to the trend
C
be do it meticulously as taking salt
D
accept it as really useful and worthy

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