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DictionarySeestretchby no stretch of the imagination
by no stretch of the imaginationUnable to happen within, at, or beyond the limits of the imagination; in no possible situation or from no conceivable perspective. By no stretch of the imagination do I think our team has a chance of winning tonight. Tommy does all right in school, but by no stretch of the imagination would I call him a genius.See also: by, imagination, no, of, stretchby no (or not by any) stretch of the imagination used to emphasize that something is definitely not the case. 1996 New Statesman Though it is by no stretch of the imagination a political paper, its owner has a reputation as an outspoken critic of China. See also: by, imagination, no, of, stretchby ˈno stretch of the imagination, not by ˈany stretch of the imagination it is completely impossible to say; by no means: By no stretch of the imagination could you call him clever. ♢ You couldn’t say that factory was beautiful, not by any stretch of the imagination!See also: by, imagination, no, of, stretch |