stretch a point
stretch a point or strain a point {v. phr.}
To permit something different or more than usual; not tell the exact truth or make an exception.
Mother stretched a point because it was Christmas time and let the children stay up later than usual.
It's straining a point to call Joe a hero just because he saved the kitten from drowning in the bathtub.
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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms