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strained at a gnat

strained at a gnat is the simple past and past participle of strain at a gnat.

Meaning of strain at a gnat

Verb

strain at a gnat (third-person singular simple present strains at a gnat, present participle straining at a gnat, simple past and past participle strained at a gnat)

  1. (figuratively, idiomatic) to make a mountain out of a molehill

Questions about strained at a gnat

What is strained at a gnat the simple past and past participle of?
Strained at a gnat is the simple past and past participle of strain at a gnat.

Words near strained at a gnat in the dictionary

  1. strainability
  2. strainable
  3. strainably
  4. strained
  5. strained a point
  6. strained at a gnat
  7. strained at the leash
  8. strained courtesy
  9. strained every nerve
  10. strained silicon
  11. strained the potatoes

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