gnat-straining

English

Etymology

From gnat +‎ straining.

Noun

gnat-straining (uncountable)

  1. Fuss or importance placed on trivial things, to the exclusion of more significant matters.
    • 1995, Kenneth G. C. Newport, The Sources and Sitz Im Leben of Matthew 23, page 141:
      Neither is it the case that gnat-straining leads to camel swallowing, nor tithe-paying to neglect of justice, mercy and faith.

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