| 词汇 | not stretch to something |
| 释义 | not stretch to somethingnot stretch to something British EnglishBrEENOUGH# if someone’s money will not stretch to something, they cannot afford it 〔钱〕不够买某物，不够支付某物的费用 The budget won’t stretch to a new car this year. 今年预算不够，买不了新车。 Examples from the Corpus not stretch to something• Breadcrumb recipes are welcome but why not stretch to bulgur, rice, millet?• I wondered that her prejudices did not stretch to itinerant Arabs.• But you always evaded this question, saying your allowance from home would not stretch to paying the extra rent.• After all, it did not stretch to the floor but started at three feet six and went up to seven feet.• Verse 13: although near enough to acquire wealth from maritime trade, Zebulun's territory did not stretch to the sea. → not stretch to something at stretch1(6) |
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