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
Carlito	kahr-LEE-to (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Chrysanta	kri-SAN-tə	English (Rare)
Joonas	YO:-nahs	Finnish
Lyle	[lail]
Evander (1)	ee-VAN-dər (English), ə-VAN-dər (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology
Sami (1)	SAH-mee	Finnish