牵强附会

牵强附会 [qiān qiǎng fù huì]

1. ■ draw a forced analogy; make a farfetched [irrelevant] comparison; give a strained interpretation; stretch [strain; wrest] the sense [meaning]; fasten on [draw] an unwarranted conclusion; bring [drag; push; thrust] in by head [by the head] and shoulders; stretch of language:

牵强附会的例证 a farfetched illustration;

他的笑话有些牵强附会。 His jokes were somewhat farfetched.