by any stretch of the imagination

English

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Prepositional phrase

by any stretch of the imagination

  1. (idiomatic, chiefly in negative constructions) By any means; in any sense; regardless of how one puts or considers it.
    The British Prime Minister isn't a monarch by any stretch of the imagination.
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