https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/take-with-a-grain-of-salt.html "The idea comes from the fact that food is more easily swallowed if taken with a small amount of salt. Pliny the Elder translated an ancient antidote for poison with the words 'be taken fasting, plus a grain of salt'. The suggestion is that injurious effects can be moderated by the taking of a grain of salt."
That's a good point. It doesn't track. The origin I referenced suggests that phrase means "You should 'take some salt' so that this hard-to-swallow idea is easier to swallow", yet our modern use of the phrase is more "You should 'take some salt' so as to not take this hard-to-swallow idea too seriously." They're almost opposites.
When I installed soft ware, I saw it says : Preparing for install Isn't it "preparing to install" more correct?
Yes, "preparing to install" would be more correct as "to install" is a verb. However, "install" as used by them is clearly being used as a noun, a shortened alternative to "installation", presumably. I can't say I like it. Feels lazy. I think "install" as a noun is most common in the IT field.
A red herring in this context refers to something that has detracted, deliberately or otherwise, from the main issue, and is ultimately irrelevant. Such an argument might be called out as being a red herring, indicating that they think it is irrelevant. The origin of the phrase is from an account in the early 1800s of someone using a kipper to put some dogs off the scent of the rabbit they were chasing. "Red herring" is another name for the kipper, which is a smoked version of the herring that has turned red during the smoking process, and it has a fairly strong aroma.
On the website of Sales of Private Jet, certain jets are shown "make offer" in the price tag, what does it mean?
Literally "Make me an offer of how much you'd like to spend and I'll consider it." Something like a jet would have very few buyers, and therefore putting a fixed price on it would chase away almost all buyers. The seller will likely take much less than the thing is worth.