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strain at a gnat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables
strain at a g-nat
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to make a mountain out of a molehill

Etymology

From the King James Version of the Bible, verse Matthew 23:24.

Inflected Forms

strains at a gnat (present, singular) straining at a gnat (participle, present) strained at a gnat (participle, past) strained at a gnat (past) strain out a gnat (alternative)

Questions

What does strain at a gnat mean?
to make a mountain out of a molehill
Where does strain at a gnat come from?
From the King James Version of the Bible, verse Matthew 23:24.

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