🪰 Gnat
"Strain at a gnat"
Meaning
To worry about tiny problems while ignoring bigger ones.
About the gnat
Gnats swarm in small, irritating numbers, which is why their idioms describe minor nuisances.
Example sentence
He complained about one crumb on the table but ignored the dirty floor. He was straining at a gnat.
Test yourself
Which idiom means...
To worry about tiny problems while ignoring bigger ones.