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place a strain on
place a strain on someone or something
1. Lit. to burden and nearly overwhelm someone or something. The weight of all the trucks placed a strain on the bridge.
2. Fig. to tax the resources or strength of someone, a group, or something to the utmost. All of the trouble at work placed a strain on Kelly. The recession placed a strain on the economy.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Shevaun | | shə-VAWN (English) | Irish, English (Rare) |
| Sheila | | ['ʃi:lə] | |
| Zuri | | - | Eastern African, Swahili |
| Oona | | OO-na (Irish), O:-nah (Finnish) | Irish, Finnish |
| Okropir | | - | Georgian |
| Francisca | | frahn-THEES-kah (Spanish), frahn-SEES-kah (Latin American Spanish), frən-SEESH-kə (Portuguese) | Spanish, Portuguese, Late Roman |