How to Pronounce "by no stretch of imagination"
expression
BY-noh STRECH-uhv i-MAJ-uh-NAY-shuhn
by-NOH STRECH-uhv im-AJ-in-AY-shuhn
Definition
This phrase means something is completely impossible or untrue, even if you try imagining all scenarios.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈbaɪ/ /ˈnoʊ/ /ˈstɹɛtʃ/ /ˈəv/ /ˌɪˌmædʒəˈneɪʃən
British English
bˈaɪ/ /nəʊ/ /stɹˈɛtʃ/ /ˈɒv/ /ɪmˌædʒɪnˈeɪʃən
Simplified Pronunciation
US
BY-noh STRECH-uhv i-MAJ-uh-NAY-shuhn
UK
by-NOH STRECH-uhv im-AJ-in-AY-shuhn
Listen in Context
By no stretch of imagination is this homework easy.
He is by no stretch of imagination ready for the test.
This is by no stretch of imagination a solution.
My singing, by no stretch of imagination, could be called good.