stretch thin

strɛtʃ θɪn

Definition

Definition of stretch thin - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

stressmake someone overextend their resources or energy

The manager stretched the team thin with multiple projects.

overburden

overextend

resourcesspread resources too thinly over many areas

The charity stretched its funds thin across various programs.

overextend

overstretch

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Expressions with stretch

stretch out

reach out with a body part

He stretched out his hand to grab the book.

home stretch

last part of a long activity or effort

We are in the home stretch of the project.

stretch credulity

make something seem less believable

His excuse for being late stretches credulity.

stretch goal

challenging objective requiring extra effort

The stretch goal motivated the team to work harder and innovate.

stretch your legs

walk or otherwise use your lower limbs to ease stiffness

After the long flight, we stopped to stretch our legs.

at a stretch

adv.

in one continuous period of time

She can study for five hours at a stretch.

Expressions with thin

thin ice

layer of ice that is not thick

The children were warned not to skate on the thin ice.

thin out

make less dense or crowded

The crowd began to thin out after the concert ended..

wear thin

to become physically thinner or more worn through use or friction

The carpet began to wear thin after years of heavy foot traffic..

spread thin

adj.

having too many tasks to handle effectively

She felt spread thin with all her responsibilities.

thin on top

adj.

having little or no hair on the top of the head

My uncle is getting thin on top these days.

patience is wearing thin

exp.

express feeling of losing calmness or tolerance due to delays or annoyances

Her patience is wearing thin with the constant noise.

patience wears thin

exp.

feelings of calmness and tolerance slowly decrease or end

Her patience wears thin when the noise continues all day..

spread too thin

adj.

having too many tasks to handle effectively

She felt spread too thin with all her commitments.

stretch resources thin

allocate limited resources to many tasks

The manager had to stretch resources thin to meet all project deadlines.

thin as a rail

adj.

extremely thin, often unhealthily so

After the illness, he was thin as a rail.

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biology

thin and stretch during pregnancy

Examples of stretch thin in a sentence

She felt stretched thin by her commitments.
The team was stretched thin during the project.
Resources were stretched thin due to the crisis.

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French:épuiser, disperser ses ressources, ...
German:überlasten, dünn strecken, ...
Italian:esigere troppo, disperdere, ...
Spanish:sobrecargar, dispersar, ...
Portuguese:sobrecarregar, espalhar demais, ...
Chinese:过度扩展, 摊薄, ...
Japanese:過労させる, 薄く広げる, ...
Arabic:أرهق, بَعثَرَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַעֲמִיס עַל מִישֶׁהוּ יֶתֶר עַל הַמִּידָה, לִמְתוֹחַ דַּק, ...
Russian:перегружать, растягивать, ...
Ukrainian:перевантажувати, розподіляти тонко, ...
Hindi:ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा बोझ डालना, संसाधनों को बिखेर देना, ...
Bengali:অতিরিক্ত চাপে ফেলা, ছড়িয়ে দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:sobrecarregar, dispersar massa, ...
Czech:přetěžovat, rozmělnit, ...
Danish:overbelaste, sprede for tyndt, ...
Dutch:overbelasten, verspreiden, ...
Greek:υπερφορτώνω, διασπείρω, ...
Hungarian:túlterhelni, szétforgácsolni, ...
Khmer:ដាក់បន្ទុកលើសកម្រិត, បែងចែកធនធានឱ្យស្តើងពេក, ...
Korean:과도하게 확장하다, 얇게 펴다, ...
Persian:تحت فشار گذاشتن, پراکنده کردن, ...
Polish:nadmiernie obciążać, rozciągać, ...
Portuguese (BR):sobrecarregar, espalhar demais, ...
Romanian:a suprasolicita, a întinde subțire, ...
Swedish:överanstränga, sprida ut, ...
Thai:ทำให้ทำงานหนักเกินไป, กระจายทรัพยากรจนบางเกินไป, ...
Turkish:aşırı yormak, ince yaymak, ...
Vietnamese:làm quá sức, dàn mỏng, ...

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Definition of stretch thin - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

Expressions with stretch

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