stretch the point
verb1
Synonym of stretch a point.
- 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.2024 January 30, Phil McNulty, “Nottingham Forest 1-2 Arsenal: Gunners in title race after they close gap to leaders Liverpool”, in BBC Sport: