stretch it

idiom

informal

: to describe something as larger or greater than it really is : to exaggerate

She's a good musician but comparing her to the legends is stretching it.

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Her method involves placing a dough ball in the middle of a greased sheet pan and using your fingers to stretch it to the corners. —

Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024 My parents talked a little bit about saving for the future, saving for things that are important to me, along with other family members who gave money for Christmas/birthdays, but there wasn’t much conversation about the real cost of living expenses and how far the dollar goes or how to stretch it. —

R29 Team, refinery29.com, 23 Sep. 2024 Fish was expensive, and the recipe was developed as an economical way to stretch it so that every family member could get a taste. —

Judy Bart Kancigor, Orange County Register, 12 Sep. 2024 Bonilla and his agent, Dennis Gilbert, offered to defer the payment for a decade and stretch it out over 25 years at an 8% interest rate. —

Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 1 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for stretch it