15.to stretch the truth说大话；吹牛；夸大其词
It would be stretching the truth to suggest they played well enough to rival Glasgow Rangers.把他们和格拉斯哥流浪者队相提并论就有些言过其实了。
16.to stretch yourself
(extend limbs)舒展肢体；伸懒腰
She arched her back and stretched herself.她弓起背伸了个懒腰。
(push yourself)挑战极限；挑战自我
I'm trying to stretch myself with something different.我想尝试一些不同的东西来挑战自我。
(financially)苦自己；过紧日子
With interest rates rising, they did not want to stretch themselves too far.随着利率的上涨, 他们不想让日子过得太紧。