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Meanings of strain at in English

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Usage of strain at in English
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Health services always come under extra strain at this time of year.
The Guardian
2
CHORUS Come, all strain at the ropes to tear away the stones.
Peace
3
How absurd to swallow such camels and to strain at my midge!
The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 16
4
You blind guides, who strain at a gnat and swallow a camel!
The Profits of Religion: An Essay in Economic Interpretation
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Court records showed the couple's lifestyle caused financial strain at times.
News.com.au
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One who had swallowed the Scotch Declaration would scarcely strain at the Covenant.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
7
I strain at my anchor like a great ship caught by the tide.
The Redemption of David Corson
8
It was a sickly, heavy weight and he had to strain at it.
Book of shadows
9
The charming creatures will neither strain at a camel nor swallow a gnat.
Notes on Life & Letters
10
Come, all strain at the ropes to tear away the stones.
The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1
11
Why should we strain at a gnat and swallow a camel?
Literary and General Lectures and Essays
12
With every breath she took, her breasts seemed to strain at the cloth.
Savage
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At least she was free of the worry and the strain at every separation.
Second to None
14
But a well-known British radical did not strain at the Pact or at Finland.
The God That Failed
15
The dogs began to sniff and strain at their harnesses.
The Eskimo Twins
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Richard continued to strain at his side of the box.
The talisman
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