"By no stretch of the imagination" nghĩa là gì?

"Sẽ không có kịch bản nào xảy ra cả." Photo by ICSA from Pexels

"By no stretch of the imagination" nghĩa là dù có suy diễn thế nào chăng nữa (thì điều đó cũng không xảy ra). Ngược lại ta có "by any stretch of the imagination" là trong bất cứ khả năng, trong sức tưởng tượng nào.

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"Yeah, I think it's all not gone according to plan by any stretch of the imagination,” said Rossi, driver of the No. 27 Andretti Autosport Honda. "I don't think anyone saw this coming and really no one had a contingency (bất ngờ) plan for it, because why would you."

“By no stretch of the imagination was there any thought about degrading (đe hèn), using individuals as bribes (đút lót), pawns (cầm đồ),” Vincent said. “Coach Dungy said it right, we should not be rewarding people or have a system that rewards people for doing the right thing.”

“I would like to add that by no stretch of the imagination is India a democracy (dân chủ) today. Not with the lynchings (hành hình), raping of nuns (hãm hiếp nữ tu), and discriminatory policies (chính sách phân biệt) against minorities (thiểu số). And, its attempts at demographic changes in the disputed territory (lãnh thổ tranh chấp) of Kashmir verify this,” Chak said.


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