Usually means: Stretch truth for special case.
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  1. strain a point: Merriam-Webster
  2. strain a point: Wiktionary
  3. strain a point: Dictionary.com

Definitions from Wiktionary (strain a point)

verb:  (idiomatic) To make a special effort; especially, to do a degree of violence to some principle or to one's own feelings.

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