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strains at a gnat

strains at a gnat is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 strains at a gnat

What is strains at a gnat the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Strains at a gnat is the third-person singular simple present indicative of strain at a gnat.

Words near strains at a gnat in the dictionary

  1. strainproof
  2. strainrate
  3. strainrates
  4. strains
  5. strains a point
  6. strains at a gnat
  7. strains at the leash
  8. strains courtesy
  9. strains every nerve
  10. strains the potatoes
  11. strainsome

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