('informal') She's a good musician but comparing her to the legends is 'stretching it'. [=she's good but she can't really be compared to the legends]
Although it may be 'stretching a point' [=exaggerating slightly] to say that this was his best win ever, it was nevertheless impressive.
The work doesn't 'stretch' me intellectually. [=the work is too easy for me; the work is not intellectually challenging]
(..) I find it difficult to argue with a drunk. But it's true, I did not win the race... We swam for five days, neck and neck. I was conserving my strength, for the final stretch. When this storm blew up, and with it came sea monsters. Again and again the monsters attacked, dark things (..)2007 Beowulf