to stretch a point = to strain a point: see strain, v.1 11f. Also, in the same sense, †to stretch string (cf. quot. 1579 at sense 16a).
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > outdo or surpass [verb (intransitive)] > go beyond bounds > beyond one's ordinary bounds (3) to stretch string1565 to stretch a point = to strain a point: see strain, v.1 11f. Also, in the same sense, †to stretch string (cf. quot. 1579 at sense 16a). to strain a point1596 figurative. to strain a point: to exceed one's usual limits of procedure, to do more than one is bound to do or go further than one is entitled… stretch1766 figurative. absol. To stretch one's ordinary rule, ‘launch out’. |
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