OVERSTRETCH


Meaning of OVERSTRETCH in English

/ ˌəʊvəˈstretʃ; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈs-/ verb

[ vn ] overstretch sb/sth / yourself ( especially BrE ) to do more than you are capable of; to make sb/sth do more than they are capable of :

This will overstretch the prison service's resources.

Credit cards can tempt you to overstretch yourself (= spend more money than you can afford) .

►  over·stretched adjective :

overstretched muscles

overstretched services

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.