strains every nerve
strains every nerve is the third-person singular simple present indicative of strain every nerve.
Meaning of strain every nerve
Verb
strain every nerve (third-person singular simple present strains every nerve, present participle straining every nerve, simple past and past participle strained every nerve)
- To make every possible effort to do something; to do one's utmost.
- In this very great emergency one might have expected the Western Region, notwithstanding the considerable difficulties involved in finding paths for a greatly increased Paddington-Wolverhampton train service, to strain every nerve to keep passengers in the trains rather than letting them stray away...1960 March, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, page 174
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- Strains every nerve is the third-person singular simple present indicative of strain every nerve.
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