词组 | not by any stretch of the imagination |
释义 | Idiom not by any stretch of the imagination(not) by any stretch of the imagination if you say that by no stretch of the imagination can you describe something or someone in a particular way, you mean that this way of describing them is certainly not correct.She was never a great player, not by any stretch of the imagination.He's pleasant looking but by no stretch of the imagination could you describe him as handsome. not by any stretch of the imaginationIn no possible situation or from no conceivable perspective. Not by any stretch of the imagination do I think our team has a chance of winning tonight. Tommy does all right in school, but not by any stretch of the imagination would I call him a genius. not by any stretch of the imaginationorby no stretch of the imaginationIf you say that something is not true or possible by any stretch of the imagination or by no stretch of the imagination, you mean that it is completely untrue or impossible. He had several jobs, all of them involving driving but none of them well-paid by any stretch of the imagination. By no stretch of the imagination could his speech be described as impersonal. |
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