strain at a gnat

短语

词形变化

strained at a gnat straining at a gnat strains at a gnat 三单 strains at a gnat straining at a gnat 现在分词 strained at a gnat 过去式 strained at a gnat 过去分词

别名

strain out a gnat

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    to make a mountain out of a molehill

    比喻 习语

词源

From the King James Version of the Bible, verse Matthew 23:24.

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