| 词组 | strain every sinew |
| 释义 | (redirected from strain every sinew)strain every nerveTo expend a maximum amount of effort to do something. I strained every nerve to reach that book on the top shelf, and I still couldn't get it. strain every nervemake every possible effort.Nerve is used here in an earlier sense of ‘tendon or sinew’. strain every ˈnerve/ˈsinew (to do something)(written) try as hard as you can (to do something): He strained every sinew to help us, but didn’t succeed.strain every nerve To make every effort. |
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