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
Beathag	-	Scottish
Okoro	-	Western African, Urhobo
Hanako	hah-nah-ko	Japanese
Sree	-	Indian, Telugu, Tamil
Kornelia	kawr-NE-lee-ah (German), kawr-NEL-yah (Polish)	German, Polish
Briggs	[brigz]