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by any stretch of the imagination

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not by any stretch of the imagination
if you say that by no stretch of the imagination can you describe something or someone in a particular way, you mean that this way of describing them is certainly not correct. She was never a great player, not by any stretch of the imagination. He's pleasant looking but by no stretch of the imagination could you describe him as handsome.
See also: any, imagination, stretch


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How, by any stretch of the imagination, can you make out that you are to blame for this Boyd girl's misfortune?
 
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