STRAIN A POINT


Meaning of STRAIN A POINT in English

See: STRETCH A POINT.

{v. phr.} To permit something different or more than usual; not tell the exact truth or make an exception. * /Mother stretched a point because it was Christmas time and let the children stay up later than usual./ * /It's straining a point to call Joe a hero just because he saved the kitten from drowning in the bathtub./

Dictionary of English idioms .      Словарь английских идиом.