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UPCAT English practice question 30: "Take his estimate with a grain of salt." The underlined idiom advises you to

Correct answer

D. treat it with some doubt

The idiom counsels a degree of skepticism rather than full acceptance.

"Take his estimate with a grain of salt." The underlined idiom advises you to

  1. accept it without question
  2. record it carefully
  3. repeat it to others
  4. treat it with some doubtCorrect

Why D is correct

The idiom counsels a degree of skepticism rather than full acceptance.

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