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
Nadia (1)	NAD-yə (English), NAHD-yə (English)	French, English, Italian, Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Cynem&Aelig;R	-	Anglo-Saxon
Mechtilde	mekht-IL-də	German
Blandus	-	Ancient Roman
Harland	HAHR-lənd	English
Afia	-	Western African, Akan