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strained at the leash

strained at the leash is the simple past and past participle of strain at the leash.

Meaning of strain at the leash

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To be very eager to do or begin something.

Questions about strained at the leash

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

Words near strained at the leash in the dictionary

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

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