strain after

strain after something

[for a singer] to work very hard to reach a very high or a very low note. Don't strain after the note. Let it come naturally, like a cooling breeze. She was straining after each note as if it hurt her to sing, which it probably did.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jonathan	['dʒɔnəθən]
Aldis	['ɔ:ldis]
Bean	[bi:n]
Hancock	['hænkɔk]
Aviya	-	Hebrew
Pier	PYER (Italian), PEER (Dutch)	Italian, Dutch