put a strain on

put a strain on someone or something

to burden or overload someone or something. All this bad economic news puts a strain on everyone's nerves. The epidemic put a strain on the resources of the hospital.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Varsha	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil
MaËL	-	French, Breton
Emilie	e-MEE-lee-ə (German), e-MEE-lee-e (Norwegian), EM-i-lee (Swedish)	German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Antanas	-	Lithuanian
Iggy	-	English
ČEdomir	CHE-do-meer (Croatian)	Serbian, Croatian