strain at gnats and swallow camels

Prov. to criticize other people for minor offenses while ignoring major offenses. (Biblical.) Jill: Look at that. Edward is combing his hair at his desk. How unprofessional. Jane: Don't strain at gnats and swallow camels. There are worse problems than that around here.

See also: and, camel, gnat, strain, swallow

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Qillaq	-	Native American, Greenlandic
Hamnet	-	English (Archaic)
Artturi	AHRT-too-ree	Finnish
Ties	-	Dutch
Celino	che-LEE-no (Italian), the-LEE-no (Spanish), se-LEE-no (Latin American Spanish)	Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Vergil	VUR-jəl	English