Idiom
strain a point
Meaning
To make a special effort; especially, to do a degree of violence to some principle or to one's own feelings.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I will strain a point to help you today.”
“The rules are strict, but the manager might strain a point if you explain your situation clearly.”
“Although the committee usually demands absolute adherence to protocol, they decided to strain a point in this instance to accommodate the urgent nature of the request.”
Examples
simple
“I will strain a point to help you today.”
contextual
“The rules are strict, but the manager might strain a point if you explain your situation clearly.”
complex
“Although the committee usually demands absolute adherence to protocol, they decided to strain a point in this instance to accommodate the urgent nature of the request.”
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