strain every nerve

English

Verb

strain every nerve (third-person singular simple present strains every nerve, present participle straining every nerve, simple past and past participle strained every nerve)

To make every possible effort to do something; do one's utmost.
- 1960 March, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, page 174:
  In this very great emergency one might have expected the Western Region, notwithstanding the considerable difficulties involved in finding paths for a greatly increased Paddington-Wolverhampton train service, to strain every nerve to keep passengers in the trains rather than letting them stray away to the accelerated road services.

References

“strain every nerve” in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press.

单词	strain every nerve
释义	strain every nerve English Verb strain every nerve (third-person singular simple present strains every nerve, present participle straining every nerve, simple past and past participle strained every nerve) To make every possible effort to do something; do one's utmost. 1960 March, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, page 174: In this very great emergency one might have expected the Western Region, notwithstanding the considerable difficulties involved in finding paths for a greatly increased Paddington-Wolverhampton train service, to strain every nerve to keep passengers in the trains rather than letting them stray away to the accelerated road services. References “strain every nerve” in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press.
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