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strain at a gnat
Verb
figuratively
Japanese Meaning
些細な問題を大げさに扱う / 取るに足らない事柄を不釣り合いに重要視する / 小さな欠点に固執し、本質を見誤る
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
（ past ）
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(figuratively) make a mountain out of a molehill
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strain at a gnat
She still manages to strain at a gnat, treating a tiny typo as if it were a catastrophe.
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She still manages to strain at a gnat, treating a tiny typo as if it were a catastrophe.
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