http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishVocabularyIdiom-Questions/Forum29.htmHelp with defining words and idioms, and new words and idioms that you've learntenXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/PutAStrainOn/wvhhr/post.htm#690096Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:20:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:690096Anonymous0http://www.englishforums.com/English/PutAStrainOn/wvhhr/post.htm#690096http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-690096.xmlHi, thank you very much, .Avangi.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PutAStrainOn/wvhhr/post.htm#689987Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:18:51 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:689987Avangi1http://www.englishforums.com/English/PutAStrainOn/wvhhr/post.htm#689987http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-689987.xmlA fish scale is technically a strain gauge. It measures tension. If I pull hard on a rope which is fastened to a tree, I'm putting a strain on the rope. It may break. (It's actually the opposite of pressure .) The arguments threaten to pull the marriage apart.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PutAStrainOn/wvhhr/post.htmMon, 23 Mar 2009 14:06:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:689962Anonymous2http://www.englishforums.com/English/PutAStrainOn/wvhhr/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-689962.xmlHi, what does the line in bold mean? Thanks. Their constant arguments were putting a strain on their marriage.