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It was referenced as a possible origin of the phrase 'take it with a grain of salt', stemming from a recipe for poison protection using a grain of salt. However, it was deemed not metaphorical but literal in its context.
Well according to Pliny the Elder it wouldn't they think that that's where the phrase take this with a grain of salt really finds its origin
— Episode: Short Stuff: More Phrase Origins
Episode: Short Stuff: More Phrase Origins
It was referenced as a possible origin of the phrase 'take it with a grain of salt', stemming from a recipe for poison protection using a grain of salt. However, it was deemed not metaphorical but literal in its context.
Well according to Pliny the Elder it wouldn't they think that that's where the phrase take this with a grain of salt really finds its origin
That that's where it finds its origin That's actually kind of a referential thing to that to a recipe he gave under the walnut section
take two dried walnuts two figs and 20 leaves of rue pound them all together With the addition of a grain of salt.
Okay, because it's not metaphorical it's literal if you want to talk about metaphor