by no stretch of the imagination



by no stretch of the imagination

Unable to happen within, at, or beyond the limits of the imagination; in no possible situation or from no conceivable perspective. By no stretch of the imagination do I think our team has a chance of winning tonight. Tommy does all right in school, but by no stretch of the imagination would I call him a genius.
See also: imagination, of, stretch

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GailaGAY-ləEnglish (Rare)
Manish-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam, Punjabi, Tamil, Nepali
RodgeRAHJEnglish
Elisaie-Biblical Greek
RileyRIE-leeEnglish
VaughanVAWNWelsh