For ME ONLY_The idioms of STARE & STRETCH

used to describe something that you have failed to see, even though it was obvious and should have been easy to see

ត្រូវបានប្រើដើម្បីរៀបរាប់ពីអ្វីមួយដែលអ្នកមិនបានមើលឃើញ ទោះបីជាវានៅនឹងមុខអ្នក (ពស់ចឹកឥឡូវហ្នឹង!)

The answer was staring us in the face but we never saw it until it was too late.

to be certain to happen

អ្វីមួយនឹងកើតឡើងប្រាកដណាស់

Defeat was staring them in the face.



​to be unable to avoid something

មិនអាចគេចផុតពីអ្វីមួយបាន

They were staring defeat in the face.

to change the rules to suit a particular person or situation



បត់បែន​ ឬលើកលែង

Couldn't they just bend the rules and let us in without a ticket?

(informal) to go for a short walk after sitting for some time

(ភាសានិយាយ) ដើររយៈពេលខ្លី បន្ទាប់ពីអង្គុយអស់មួយរយៈពេល

It was good to get out of the car and stretch our legs.

​to allow or do something that is not usually acceptable, especially because of a particular situation.

អនុញ្ញាតឱ្យឬធ្វើអ្វីមួយ ដែលជាធម្មតាមិនអាចធ្វើបាន ជាពិសេសដោយសារតែស្ថានភាពចាំបាច់ណាមួយ (លើកលែង)

I was hoping they would stretch a point and let me stay on for a while.

using as much energy as possible, or the greatest possible amount of supplies

កំលាំង និងឧបករណ៍​ដែលមាន យកមកប្រើទាំងអស់



Fire crews have been operating at full stretch.

used to say strongly that something is not true, even if you try to imagine or believe it

ទោះបីជាស្រម៉ៃ ក៍មិនអាចទៅរួច

She could not, by any stretch of the imagination, be called beautiful.

IELTS translation

(Chean Phorn)