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Definition be stretching something in British English

be stretching something phrase

phrase
1

to make something seem better or worse than it really is

Example

It would be stretching the truth to say it was a success.

Example

She's nice, but to call her 'delightful' is stretching it a bit.

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Definition be stretching something in British English