a swerving shot that had the England goalkeeper at full stretch
Mountain rescue services are at full stretch.
English dictionary. 2014.
at full stretch — ► working as hard as possible, or using all available money, materials, time, etc.: be/work at full stretch »Plants are continuing to work at full stretch to meet both domestic and export demand. »They claimed they were operating at full stretch… … Financial and business terms
at full stretch — British if someone or something is at full stretch, they are working as hard as possible. The emergency services are working at full stretch to cope with the accident. When the plant is operating at full stretch it can employ 800 people … New idioms dictionary
at full stretch — ► at full stretch using the maximum amount of one s resources or energy. Main Entry: ↑stretch … English terms dictionary
at full stretch — adverb Using maximum resources. We only just managed to finish on time by working at full stretch since first thing in the morning … Wiktionary
be at full stretch — work/be at full stretch ► to be working as hard as you possibly can: »OPEC members are at full stretch and cannot pump more oil. Main Entry: ↑stretch … Financial and business terms
work at full stretch — work/be at full stretch ► to be working as hard as you possibly can: »OPEC members are at full stretch and cannot pump more oil. Main Entry: ↑stretch … Financial and business terms
work/be at full stretch — ► to be working as hard as you possibly can: »OPEC members are at full stretch and cannot pump more oil. Main Entry: ↑stretch … Financial and business terms
at full stretch — at full length, at full span … English contemporary dictionary
at full stretch — using the maximum amount of one s resources or energy. → stretch … English new terms dictionary
stretch — ► VERB 1) (of something soft or elastic) be made or be able to be made longer or wider without tearing or breaking. 2) pull (something) tightly from one point to another. 3) extend one s body or a part of one s body to its full length. 4) last… … English terms dictionary
