stretch the point

stretch the point (third-person singular simple present stretches the point, present participle stretching the point, simple past and past participle stretched the point)

1. Synonym of stretch a point
   • 2024 January 30, Phil McNulty, “Nottingham Forest 1-2 Arsenal: Gunners in title race after they close gap to leaders Liverpool”, in BBC Sport‎:

     While it is stretching the point to suggest Arsenal have to make the encounter with Liverpool a "must-win" affair, it can certainly be regarded as a "must not lose" from both a footballing and psychological point of view.