"strain" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- How could he have strained his eyes after other women, as if a second glance were ever needed when it was really she!
- Relations were strained after that, and further inquiries out of the question.
- The children went off, the dogs still on the lead, straining after the scent left behind by the other dog.
- His relationship with his son was strained after this point.
- The relationship between the mother and daughter becomes inexplicably strained after the birth.
- I could imagine Cynan and the others straining after his words.
- People were straining after wit without succeeding in being funny.
- People usually need to avoid bending, lifting, or straining for several weeks after surgery.
- Your prolapse can return if you strain or lift too soon after surgery.
- Straining after it, he knew, would only push it further away.
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