話半分

はなしはんぶん【話半分】

¶彼の言うことは～に聞いておけ

Don't take him too seriously. 彼の言うことを真に受けてはいけない.

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はなしはんぶん【話半分】

●話半分に聞く take a statement [story] at half its face value; take sb's story with a grain of salt; discount sb's statement

・話半分に聞いても悪くないね. That seems good even if it is only half true. | That sounds desirable even after making due allowances.