by no stretch (of the imagination)
also not by any stretch (of the imagination)used to describe things that are definitely not possible or correct:
By no stretch of the imagination could he be seriously described as an artist.
This could not by any stretch be seen as a victory.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Not believable
- belief
- fanciful
- far-fetched
- fishy
- flimsy
- hard
- hear
- incredibly
- likely
- miraculous
- pass
- pass (all) belief idiom
- smell fishy idiom
- sth has to be seen to be believed idiom
- unconvincing
- unthinkable
- unthinkable
- untrustworthiness
- untrustworthy
- wash
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