English Explanatory Dictionary

strain at a gnat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. to make a mountain out of a molehill

Word forms

strain at a gnat strains at a gnat straining at a gnat strained at a gnat strain out a gnat

Etymology

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

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