"by no stretch of the imagination" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-by no stretch of the imagination.ogg
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  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of by no means: certainly not, definitely not, not by any means. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: by no means [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-by_no_stretch_of_the_imagination-en-prep_phrase-ouZX2lFA
  2. (idiomatic) Synonym of in no way: never ever, not for any reason; in no sense. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: in no way [synonym, synonym-of], by no stretch, by no stretch of imagination Related terms: by any stretch of the imagination
    Sense id: en-by_no_stretch_of_the_imagination-en-prep_phrase-VAZspS-5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 77

Alternative forms

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