strain a point | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)To make a special effort; especially, to do a degree of violence to some principle or to one's own feelings.1897, Richard Marsh,The Beetle:I want you tostrain a point, Mr Bellingham, and to do me a service which I assure you you shall never have any cause to regret. I want you to wire instructions down the line to detain this Arab and his companions and to keep them in custody until the receipt of further instructions.

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