strain a point

To expand something beyond its normal limits or interpretation; to treat something flexibly. The principal will strain a point for any student she actually likes, but me? I get detention whenever I do the slightest thing wrong!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ganymede	-	Greek Mythology (Anglicized)
Adonis	ə-DAH-nəs (English), ə-DO-nəs (English)	Greek Mythology
Aladin	[ə'lædin]
Seong-Hyeon	sung-hyun	Korean
Garegin	-	Armenian
Neilina	-	Scottish