| 词组 | not by any stretch |
| 释义 | Idiom not by any stretchnot by any stretch (of the imagination) even if you try, it is still difficult to accept.She was never a great player, not by any stretch of the imagination.He's nice-looking but by no stretch of the imagination could you describe him as handsome.Our survey was purely random and by no stretch scientific. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form by any stretch (of the imagination) - even possibly: It's the only plan that could, by any stretch, be relied upon to work.It's only a slight stretch of the imagination to call that scissors a weapon. by any stretch of the imaginationAs much or as far as one is able to imagine or believe. Usually used in the negative. It's looking like we're not going to win by any stretch of the imagination. I can't see by any stretch of the imagination how we're going to pull this off. by any stretch of the imaginationas much as anyone could imagine; as much as is imaginable. (Often negative.) I don't see how anyone by any stretch of the imagination could fail to understand what my last sentence meant. by any stretch of the imaginationIf something is not true by any stretch of the imagination, it is definitely not true. The Danube was not by any stretch of the imagination blue. Note: People sometimes just say by any stretch. He is not regarded as a serious biographer by any stretch. |
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