STRAIN AT A GNAT AND SWALLOW A CAMEL

Meaning of STRAIN AT A GNAT AND SWALLOW A CAMEL in English

be meticulous about small details and ignore the large ones

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GNAT — -gnat- see nate
Interlingua English vocab
GNAT — tipul
English interlingue dictionary
GNAT — tagnok
English-Visayan vocabulary
GNAT — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gnætt; akin to Old English gnagan to gnaw Date: before 12th century any …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GNAT — Any member of several species of small Midges are also sometimes called gnats. In North America the name is also …
Английский словарь Британика
CAMEL — Either of two species of large, hump-backed ruminant s of the family Camelidae. Camels are used as draft and saddle …
Английский словарь Британика
SWALLOW — I. ˈswä(ˌ)lō, -_lə also ˈswȯ(-; -_ləw, -_lō+V; dial, or NE+V, -_lər noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English swalwe, swalowe, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRAIN — I. ˈstrān noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English streen, strene, from Old English strēon, strīon treasure, acquisition, procreation, progeny; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AT — I. ət, (ˈ)at, usu -d.+V preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English æt; akin to Old High German az at, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GNAT — ˈnat, usu -ad.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gnætt; akin to Middle High German gnaz …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAMEL — ˈkaməl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English camel (from Old English & Old North French) & chamel, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GNAT — (n.) Any fly resembling a Culex in form or habits; esp., in America, a small biting fly of the genus …
Английский словарь Webster
GNAT — (n.) A blood-sucking dipterous fly, of the genus Culex, undergoing a metamorphosis in water. The females have a proboscis armed …
Английский словарь Webster
CAMEL — (n.) A large ruminant used in Asia and Africa for carrying burdens and for riding. The camel is remarkable for …
Английский словарь Webster
GNAT — ( n. ) Any fly resembling a Culex in form or habits; esp., in America, a small biting fly of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GNAT — ( n. ) A blood-sucking dipterous fly, of the genus Culex, undergoing a metamorphosis in water. The females have a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CAMEL — ( n. ) A large ruminant used in Asia and Africa for carrying burdens and for riding. The camel is …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWALLOW — swallow 1 — swallowable , adj. — swallower , n. /swol"oh/ , v.t. 1. to take into the stomach by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STRAIN — strain 1 — strainingly , adv. — strainless , adj. — strainlessly , adv. /strayn/ , v.t. 1. to draw …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GNAT — — gnatlike , adj. /nat/ , n. 1. any of certain small flies, esp. the biting gnats or punkies of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAMEL — — camellike , adj. /kam"euhl/ , n. 1. either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GNAT — n. any of a number of small two-winged flies
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SWALLOW — I. ˈswä-(ˌ)lō noun Etymology: Middle English swalowe, from Old English swealwe; akin to Old High German swalawa swallow Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STRAIN — I. ˈstrān noun Etymology: Middle English streen progeny, lineage, from Old English strēon gain, acquisition; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CAMEL — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English & Anglo-French, from Latin camelus, from Greek kamēlos, of Semitic origin; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SWALLOW — noun that which ingulfs; a whirlpool. 2. swallow ·noun capacity for swallowing; voracity. 3. swallow ·noun taste; relish; inclination; liking. …
Webster English vocab
STRAIN — noun rank; a sort. 2. strain ·vi to make violent efforts. 3. strain ·noun race; stock; generation; descent; family. 4. …
Webster English vocab
GNAT — noun any fly resembling a culex in form or habits; ·esp., in america, a small biting fly of the genus …
Webster English vocab
CAMEL — noun a water-tight structure (as a large box or boxes) used to assist a vessel in passing over a shoal …
Webster English vocab
AT — prep the relations of time, age, or order; as, at ten o'clock; at twenty-one; at once; at first. 2. at …
Webster English vocab
SWALLOW — [swal.low] n [ME swalowe, fr. OE swealwe; akin to OHG swalawa swallow] (bef. 12c) 1: any of numerous small widely …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GNAT — [gnat] n [ME, fr. OE gnaett; akin to OE gnagan to gnaw] (bef. 12c): any of various small usu. biting …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CAMEL — [cam.el] n [ME, fr. OE & ONF, fr. L camelus, fr. Gk kamelos, of Sem origin; akin to Heb gamal …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SWALLOW — any of the 74 species of the bird family Hirundinidae (order Passeriformes). A few, including the bank swallow, are called …
Britannica English vocabulary
STRAIN — in physical sciences and engineering, number that describes relative deformation or change in shape and size of elastic, plastic, and …
Britannica English vocabulary
GNAT — any member of several species of small flies that bite and annoy humans. Several nonbiting insects, such as the midges, …
Britannica English vocabulary
CAMEL — Arabian camel (Camelus dromedarius) Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) (genus Camelus), either of two large ruminating mammals (family Camelidae, order Artiodactyla) …
Britannica English vocabulary
SWALLOW — swallow, S~ BrE AmE ˈswɒl əʊ AmE ˈswɑːl oʊ ▷ swallow|ed d ▷ swallow|er/s ə/z AmE \ ə r/z ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GNAT — gnat BrE AmE næt ▷ gnats næts
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CAMEL — camel BrE AmE ˈkæm ə l ▷ camel|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SWALLOW — / ˈswɒləʊ; NAmE ˈswɑːloʊ/ verb , noun ■ verb FOOD / DRINK 1. to make food, drink, etc. go down …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRAIN — / streɪn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun WORRY / ANXIETY 1. [ U , C ] pressure on …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAMEL — / ˈkæml; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] an animal with a long neck and one or two humps …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWALLOW — I. swal ‧ low 1 /ˈswɒləʊ $ ˈswɑːloʊ/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: swelgan ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STRAIN — I. strain 1 W3 /streɪn/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1-4: Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ strain 2 ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GNAT — gnat /næt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: gnætt ] a small flying insect that bites
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAMEL — Camel BrE AmE trademark a type of cigarette made in the US, with a picture of a ↑ camel on …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AT — at S1 W1 /ət; strong æt/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: æt ] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SWALLOW — n. any of various migratory swift-flying insect-eating birds of the family Hirundinidae, esp. Hirundo rustica, with a forked tail and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CAMEL — n. 1 either of two kinds of large cud-chewing mammals having slender cushion-footed legs and one hump (Arabian camel, Camelus …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SWALLOW — n. any of various migratory swift-flying insect-eating birds of the family Hirundinidae, esp. Hirundo rustica, with a forked tail and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CAMEL — n. 1 either of two kinds of large cud-chewing mammals having slender cushion-footed legs and one hump (Arabian camel, Camelus …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SWALLOW — 1. v. & n. --v. 1. tr. cause or allow (food etc.) to pass down the throat. 2 intr. perform …
Oxford English vocab
STRAIN — 1. v. & n. --v. 1. tr. & intr. stretch tightly; make or become taut or tense. 2 tr. exercise …
Oxford English vocab
CAMEL — n.1 either of two kinds of large cud-chewing mammals having slender cushion-footed legs and one hump (Arabian camel, Camelus dromedarius) …
Oxford English vocab
SWALLOW — ( swallows, swallowing, swallowed) 1. If you swallow something, you cause it to go from your mouth down into your …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRAIN — ( strains, straining, strained) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If strain …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GNAT — ( gnats) A gnat is a very small flying insect that bites people and usually lives near water. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAMEL — ( camels) A camel is a large animal that lives in deserts and is used for carrying goods and people. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWALLOW
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STRAIN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a strain of a virus (= one type of it ) ▪ Doctors fear …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GNAT — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And, little by little, the utterly unprecedented thought began buzzing around my cortex, like a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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