strain at gnats and swallow camels

Definice a význam slova „strain at gnats and swallow camels“ v angličtině

strain at gnats and swallow camels
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used to describe the act of focusing excessively on small or insignificant details while ignoring or overlooking much larger and more important matters

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Instead of wasting time arguing about trivial matters, we need to focus on the real problems at hand. We ca n't afford to strain at gnats and swallow camels.
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