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reach
An exaggeration of logic beyond what is true, likely, or possible. A: "Taxes are causing all our country's problems!" B: "Look, I don't like paying taxes either, but that's a reach!" A: "You didn't hear anything in the news about it because of a massive government coverup!" B: "Come on now, that sounds like quite the reach, don't you think?"
reach (one) (something)
informal To grasp something and pass it to another person with an outstretched hand. Hey, Tom, could you reach me that book, please?
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
reach someone
1. Lit. to travel up to or as far as someone. Iran until I reached her just in time to save her from going over the cliff.
2. Fig. to manage to be understood by someone; to have one's message appreciated by someone. If we could only reach them with our message, we might be able to convince them to stay in school.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
- a bit of a reach
- aim for the sky
- Aim for the stars!
- arrive at a decision
- be a bit of a reach
- be a reach
- be within reach
- beyond reach
- boarding house reach
- boardinghouse reach
- bottom
- come to (one's) ears
- come to a dead end
- come to a pretty pass
- come to/reach somebody's ears
- feel for
- get to first base
- hit rock bottom
- hit/reach rock bottom
- in a body
- in reach
- in the nick of time
- out of reach
- reach
- reach (a) boiling point
- reach (one) (something)
- reach (one's) ears
- reach (one's) stride
- reach (rock) bottom
- reach (some place) in a body
- reach a compromise
- reach a conclusion
- reach a dead end
- reach a decision
- reach a fever pitch
- reach a milestone
- reach a pretty pass
- reach a turning point
- reach a/(something's) peak
- reach across the aisle
- reach an accord
- reach an agreement
- reach an agreement with (someone)
- reach an impasse
- reach an understanding
- reach an understanding with
- reach back into (some point in time)
- reach back to
- reach back to (some point in time)
- reach boiling point
- reach down
- reach first base
- reach first base with (someone or something)
- reach for
- reach for (someone or something)
- reach for the moon
- reach for the sky
- reach for the stars
- reach in
- reach into (something)
- reach out
- reach out after (someone or something)
- reach out for (someone or something)
- reach out into
- reach out into (something)
- reach out to
- reach out to (one)
- reach past (someone or something)
- reach speeds of
- reach speeds of (up to) (some amount)
- reach stride
- reach the end of (one's) rope
- reach the promised land
- reach to
- reach to (someone or something)
- reach toward
- reach toward (someone or something)
- reach up to
- reach up to (someone or something)
- reach-around
- stretch your arm no further than your sleeve (will reach)
- stretch your arm no further than your sleeve will reach
- turning point
- Where can (one) reach you?
- within arm's reach
- within reach