"strech belief " and "open the house" ??? What's the means of "strech belief"? is that another way to say "belief" or "something is hard to believe "? When someone says "Do you want to open the house?" It means that clean the house,right? How to use this sentence in real word,please give me some example.Thanks...sorry i can't say that clearly ,I heard these from a TV series "Downton Abbey" ..... Robert: ....by the way, i'll be going up to London next week Cora(his wife):do you want to open the house? Robert: No, no,i'll just take Bates and stay at a club .i won't be more than a day or two. .... ......... V:(Robert's mother):twenty–four years ago,you married Cora against my wishes for her money . give it away now ,what was the point of your peculiar marriage in the first place? Robert: if i were to tell you she's made me very happy, would that stretch belief? V: it's not why you chose her .......