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Discover Ludwig"stretching it" is a perfectly fine and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used when someone is making an assumption, exaggeration, or interpretation that is reaching a bit too far. For example: "I think you can fix the whole car in an hour? You're really stretching it there!".
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Open the entire deployment clasp, stretching it out until it reaches its maximum length.
That's stretching it.
That would be stretching it.
All right, "research" might be stretching it.
Still, Charlie was stretching it a bit.
I think that's stretching it a bit.
"I think that that's stretching it a bit.
We keep stretching it to meet our clients' needs".
But the plural "Years" might be stretching it a bit.
"But this situation really is stretching it a bit.
Five minutes of evidence may be stretching it, in fact.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com