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by no stretch of imagination

by no stretch of imagination is the alternative form of by no stretch of the imagination.

Meaning of by no stretch of the imagination

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of by no means: certainly not, definitely not, not by any means.
    Synonyms:
    by no means
  2. (idiomatic) Synonym of in no way: never ever, not for any reason; in no sense.
    Synonyms:
    in no way

Questions about by no stretch of imagination

What is by no stretch of imagination the alternative form of?
By no stretch of imagination is the alternative form of by no stretch of the imagination.

Words near by no stretch of imagination in the dictionary

  1. by nature
  2. by night
  3. by no manner of means
  4. by no means
  5. by no stretch
  6. by no stretch of imagination
  7. by no stretch of the imagination
  8. by now
  9. by numbers
  10. by one's lights
  11. by one's lonesome

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