bring (/drag/push/thrust) in by (the)head and shoulders (/ears); draw a forced analogy; draw (/fasten on) an unwarranted conclusion; give a strained interpretation; make a farfetched (/irrelevant) comparison; strain a point;stretch (/wrest) the sense (/meaning)
❍ 有人说那位诗人是中国的拜伦，未免太～了。Some people say the poet is the Byron of China. That is a too farfetched comparison.
❍ 你的解释是非常～的。You’ve given a much strained interpretation.
牵强附会
stretch the meaning; draw a farfetched conclusion; give a strained interpretation;make a far-fetched (or irrelevant)comparison
牵强附会qiān qiánɡ fù huì
牵强：勉强把不相干的东西拉到一起；附会：把无联系的事物说成有联系。形容把不相干的事物硬拉扯到一块。give a strained interpretation, bring in by head and shoulders, forced analogy, draw a forced analogy