by any stretch イディオム
by any stretch...
(See not by any stretch of the imagination)
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.
by any stretch
by any stretch Beyond ordinary limits, especially of the imagination. For example,
She could not, by any stretch of the imagination, be considered a great actress. The phrase sometimes is put in the negative,
by no stretch, as in
By no stretch can that work be called an opera. [Late 1700s]
by any stretch
A beneath adaptation of "by any amplitude of the imagination," acceptation as abundant or as far as one is able to brainstorm or believe. Usually acclimated in the negative. It's attractive like we're not activity to win by any stretch. I can't see by any amplitude how we're activity to cull this off.Learn more: any, by, stretchby any stretch
Beyond accustomed limits, abnormally of the imagination. For example, She could not, by any amplitude of the imagination, be advised a abundant actress. The byword sometimes is put in the negative, by no stretch, as in By no amplitude can that assignment be alleged an opera. [Late 1700s] Learn more: any, by, stretch