Strain at gnats and swallow camels Home The Lexicon Strain at gnats and swallow camels Thumbnail Phrase or WordStrain at gnats and swallow camelsDefinitionTo obsess over minor issues while ignoring major ones.LanguageEnglishTypeFaunamorphSubcategoryOther AnimalsGrammatical SubcategorySayings/Similes/Aphorisms/Proverbs Previous itemLike the camel’s nose under the tent Next itemHigh as an elephant’s eye
