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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
Hanne (2)HAH-nə (German), HAHN-ne (Swedish, Norwegian), HAN-ne (Danish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Muirgen-Irish, Irish Mythology
ZsazsaZHAW-zhawHungarian
WendelinVEN-de-leen (German)German, Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Uma-Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi
Poldi-German
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