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Meaning of that is a stretch a little bit
What does that mean??
Sep 27, 2016 11:53 AM
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"That is a little bit of a stretch" or sometimes we say "That's a bit of a stretch."
We usually say that whenever somebody exaggerates something.
For example:
Person 1 says "McDonalds hamburgers are so unhealthy! They cause cancer!"
Person 2 replies: "That's a bit of a stretch."
Person 1 is right that McDonalds hamburgers are unhealthy but the exaggeration (or the stretch) happens when he says they cause cancer.
So we say "that's a bit of a stretch" when a truth (McDonald's hamburgers are unhealthy) is exaggerated (they cause cancer).
I hope that helps. If it doesn't, let me know and I'll try to explain it better. :)
September 27, 2016
"The meaning of that was stretched." This means that a word or phrase was used incorrectly and exaggerated. Usually a dishonest way of making something appear better than it really is. You usually stretch a point, not a meaning.
September 27, 2016
Do you mean "that is a little bit of a stretch"?
September 27, 2016
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