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Newguest Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Bit of a reach

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What does the expression "it's a bit of a reach" mean?

For example one person says something and the other one replies saying: It's a bit of a reach, Tom.
  

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Newguest What does the expression "it's a bit of a reach" mean? The expression means that you're stretching/reaching too far to come up with an answer. The assumption is that a good answer would be one which is more "accessible," or easier to reach.

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  • Newguest What does the expression "it's a bit of a reach" mean?
  • The expression means that you're stretching/reaching too far to come up with an answer.
  • The assumption is that a good answer would be one which is more "accessible," or easier to reach.
  • "A bit of a ----" is a separate expression, which exaggerates the "smallness" of something.
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NewguestWhat does the expression "it's a bit of a reach" mean?
For example one person says something and the other one replies saying: It's a bit of a reach, Tom.The expression means that you're stretching/reaching too far to come up with an answer.

The assumption is that a good answer would be one which is more "accessible," or easier to reach.
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So it's like stretching the truth for example?
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NewguestSo it's like stretching the truth for example?
Yes, it could be that.
You're suggesting that a very weak (unacceptable) answer is actually a strong (acceptable) answer.
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Another example:

One guy compares communism to what he experienced in his country in 1950's for example.

And the other guy says: It's a bit of a reach, Tom.

Does it mean that in his opinion Tom is exaggerating and he shouldn't compare communism to what had happened in his (Tom's) country in the past?
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One more question, but this time about the tense.

Shouldn't I have written
Newguest One guy compares communism to what he HAD experienced in his country in 1950's for example.

Because in the other sentence I wrote: Does it mean that in his opinion Tom is exaggerating and he shouldn't compare communism to what had happened in his (To
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I should have added that the expression can refer to a proposal as well as to an opinion.
(Well, let's say, an opinion about a proposal.)

Tom is suggesting a way to solve some particularly difficult problem (theoretical or practical).
The reply would indicate that his friend considered this an impossible way to do it.
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