not by any stretch of the imagination

释义

1. 任凭怎么想也不；再怎么说也不

   used to say strongly that sth is not true, even if you try to imagine or believe it

   She could not, by any stretch of the imagination, be called beautiful.再怎么说，她也称不上漂亮。

同一词条的短语

• stretch your legs
• stretch a point
• bend the rules
• stretch out
• at full stretch