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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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"stretch" , "past picks"

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00The choice (01i00Time 02i00choosing "You" as "the Person of the Year") was a 00stretch00 but, at first glance, not much more than some 00past pick00s. 02br
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00What does "stretch" and "past picks" mean? I would be much grateful if anybody could help me.02br
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0"Stretch" can have quite a few idiomatic uses, but in this case, it means it was a little hard to believe that it fit the criteria. You have to stretch to reach something on the top shelf - in this case, you have to stretch your imagination to think that this was an appropriate choice. 0-

— BarbaraPA

  • 0"Stretch" can have quite a few idiomatic uses, but in this case, it means it was a little hard to believe that it fit the criteria.
  • You have to stretch to reach something on the top shelf - in this case, you have to stretch your imagination to think that this was an appropriate choice.
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0"Stretch" can have quite a few idiomatic uses, but in this case, it means it was a little hard to believe that it fit the criteria. You have to stretch to reach something on the top shelf - in this case, you have to stretch your imagination to think that this was an appropriate choice. 02br
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00"Past picks" means previous choices.0-
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0 a stretch - their choice was difficult to expect/predict0-
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