creak under the strain
成語所屬單字strain
creak under the strain — 慣用語
1. A system or service that creaks under the strain is unable to handle everything
1.慣用語
釋義
不堪重負
A system or service that creaks under the strain is unable to handle everything it is supposed to do.
例句
The city's bus system creaked under the strain of the festival crowds.
Our school's computer network creaked under the strain of online exams.