under (a/the) strain
idiom
: having to do too much, dealing with a difficult problem, etc.
She has been under (a lot of) strain lately.
He is holding up under the strain.
He cracked/collapsed/buckled under the strain.
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Without this step, your business could buckle under the strain of even your first efforts at scaling.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Dollar Tree, which has more than 8,000 stores primarily in suburban markets and caters to middle-income consumers, said that its customers were under strain as well.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 4 Sep. 2024
Many deportations rely on orders from immigration court, a system long under strain.
—Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2024
The previous owner, Entergy, shut down the facility as its finances deteriorated under the strain of competing with cheap natural gas.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2024
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Jodie Cook, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Dollar Tree, which has more than 8,000 stores primarily in suburban markets and caters to middle-income consumers, said that its customers were under strain as well.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 4 Sep. 2024
Many deportations rely on orders from immigration court, a system long under strain.
—Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2024
The previous owner, Entergy, shut down the facility as its finances deteriorated under the strain of competing with cheap natural gas.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2024
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