a bit of a stretch

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a bit of a stretch

A mild exaggeration beyond the truth or what is likely the case. I'm not too fond of taxes either, but it's a bit of a stretch to claim they are the cause of all our problems. A: "The government is covering up all sorts of extraterrestrial activity." B: "Come on now, don't you think that's a bit of a stretch?"

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Justus	YUWS-tuws (German), JUS-təs (English)	German, Dutch, Late Roman
Hokolesqua	-	Native American, Shawnee
Hyatt	['haiət]
Prasad	-	Indian, Telugu, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Odia, Bengali, Nepali
KÁZmÉR	-	Hungarian
&Aelig;&Eth;El&Thorn;Ry&Eth;	-	Anglo-Saxon