estirar
stretch ; elongate ; stretch out.
He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.
Jeanne Leforte's neck was elongated at the sound of the words 'statistical methods'.
Everyone knows the benefits of stretching out both before and after your workouts.
estirar al máximo
stretch + Nombre + to the limit
All agencies, it was found, were stretched to the limit, but by pooling resources these might be made to go further.
estirar el cuello [Para ver o mirar algo]
crane + Posesivo + neck
He paused as she squirmed suddenly, twisting and craning her neck to look at the floor.
estirar la pata
give up + the ghost
kick + the bucket
pop + Posesivo + clogs
This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's 'Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.
The author hypothesized that schizophrenia patients would show impaired idiom processing for literally plausible idioms (e.g., kick the bucket) but not for literally implausible idioms (e.g., be on cloud nine).
A tenth of the population is planning on working until popping their clogs in an attempt to pay the bills.
estirar las piernas
stretch + Posesivo + legs
He also has a problem to sleep because he cannot stretch his legs.
estirar los brazos
stretch + Posesivo + arms
Drew Pope put down his pencil, pushed back in his chair, stretched his arms overhead, and swung in a half-circle so he could look out the window.
estirarse
stretch + Reflexivo
stretch out
She yawned, stretched herself, and allowed her gaze to wander around the room.
He put away twice as much wine as usual and it went to his head, so he stretched out on his bed for a nap.
