at a stretch

Without a break or interruption. The phrase is usually preceded by a length of time. I can only drive five hours at a stretch, so you'll have to take over soon.

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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

at a stretch

continuously; without stopping. We all had to do eight hours of duty at a stretch. The baby doesn't sleep for more than three hours at a stretch.

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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

at a stretch

Also, at one stretch. At one time, during one period. For example, Working quickly, she hoped to finish all the drawings at a stretch. In contrast to the nearly synonymous at a sitting, this idiom, first recorded in 1774, does not imply being seated while engaging in a single continuous activity. Rather, it transfers the meaning of stretch as "a continuous length" to "a continuous time period."

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

at a stretch

1 in one continuous period. 2 with much effort or difficulty.

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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

at a ˈstretch

(of periods of time) without stopping; continuously: She practises the piano for hours at a stretch. OPPOSITE: in snatches

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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

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the dust settles
wait a minute
wait a minute/moment/second
better things to do
even better
the bottom drops out of the market
the bottom drops/falls out of the market
the bottom falls out of the market
the devil take the hindmost
devil take the hindmost, the

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释义	at a stretch at a stretch Without a break or interruption. The phrase is usually preceded by a length of time. I can only drive five hours at a stretch, so you'll have to take over soon. See also: stretch Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. at a stretch continuously; without stopping. We all had to do eight hours of duty at a stretch. The baby doesn't sleep for more than three hours at a stretch. See also: stretch McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. at a stretch Also, at one stretch. At one time, during one period. For example, Working quickly, she hoped to finish all the drawings at a stretch. In contrast to the nearly synonymous at a sitting, this idiom, first recorded in 1774, does not imply being seated while engaging in a single continuous activity. Rather, it transfers the meaning of stretch as "a continuous length" to "a continuous time period." See also: stretch The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. at a stretch 1 in one continuous period. 2 with much effort or difficulty. See also: stretch Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary at a ˈstretch (of periods of time) without stopping; continuously: She practises the piano for hours at a stretch. OPPOSITE: in snatches See also: stretch Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: the dust settles wait a minute wait a minute/moment/second better things to do even better the bottom drops out of the market the bottom drops/falls out of the market the bottom falls out of the market the devil take the hindmost devil take the hindmost, the
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