Thursday's Idiom for you to learn & use. Strain at a gnat: To exaggerate or put too much focus on a minor issue and make it seem like a major one. Here is how you can use it: "You got one B and you're acting like you're failing the class. You're straining at a gnat, if you ask me." See you tomorrow for more idioms & more of your development as an English Learner and User in my classes.