Question

determine the meaning of the bold idiom used in the sentence below. jacob tells some amazing stories, but i take them with a grain of salt because of his tendency to exaggerate. all of jacobs stories are true, and the speaker usually believes them. the speaker is usually eating salty food when jacob tells stories. the speaker is skeptical about jacobs stories. most of jacobs stories are exaggerated tales about salt.

Explanation:

The idiom "take something with a grain of salt" means to be skeptical or not fully believe something, especially when there is a reason to suspect exaggeration. In the given sentence, since Jacob has a tendency to exaggerate, the speaker is skeptical about his stories.

Answer:

The speaker is skeptical about Jacob's stories.