by no stretch of the imagination
- by no stretch of the imagination
not by any/
by no/
stretch of the imagination phrase
used for saying that you think something cannot be true or possible no matter how hard you try to imagine it
It’s not a great work of cinema by any stretch of the imagination.
Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing that something is not true or likely
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used to emphasize that something is definitely not the case
by no stretch of the imagination could Carl ever be called good-looking
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used to say strongly that sth is not true, even if you try to imagine or believe it
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She could not, by any stretch of the imagination, be called beautiful.
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By no stretch of the imagination could the trip be described as relaxing.
Useful english dictionary.
2012.
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stretch of the imagination — {n. phr.} Imaginative attempt or effort. * /By no stretch of the imagination can I see Al as a successful lawyer./ … Dictionary of American idioms
stretch of the imagination — {n. phr.} Imaginative attempt or effort. * /By no stretch of the imagination can I see Al as a successful lawyer./ … Dictionary of American idioms
stretch\ of\ the\ imagination — n. phr. Imaginative attempt or effort. By no stretch of the imagination can I see Al as a successful lawyer … Словарь американских идиом
by no stretch of the imagination — The expression by no stretch of the imagination means however hard you may try to believe or imagine it . By no stretch of the imagination could he be called handsome … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
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,… … New idioms dictionary
not by any stretch of the imagination — not by any/by no/stretch of the imagination phrase used for saying that you think something cannot be true or possible no matter how hard you try to imagine it It’s not a great work of cinema by any stretch of the imagination. Thesaurus: ways of… … Useful english dictionary
not by any stretch of the imagination — not 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… … New idioms dictionary
by any/no stretch of the imagination — see ↑stretch, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑imagination by any/no stretch of the imagination used to emphasize that something is not true, does not happen, etc. They re not wealthy by any stretch of the imagination. [=they re not wealthy at all] By no… … Useful english dictionary
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,… … New idioms dictionary
not by any stretch of the imagination — not adding to the story, not stretching it Gigi wasn t his only girl, not by any stretch of the imagination … English idioms
