push it

phrase

informal

: to continue to do or to try to do something when one should stop

If your mom already said "no" two times, don't push it.

You've won a lot of money, but don't push it or you could lose it all.

Examples of push it in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The floor moves least where the capital is greatest, not out of any particular reluctance, but because the incentives were never built to push it higher. — Vandana Arcot, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

Everything you are exposed to throughout the day, including food and drink, medications, and environmental factors (such as air pollution), can alter the microbiome or push it into dysbiosis. — Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 12 Aug. 2026

In late May, the Metro board voted to create a committee that brings together all the players needed to push it to toward completion. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

Racing ahead regardless For all the uncertainty over how much AI will accelerate its own development, the industry is racing to push it further. — Harry Booth, Time, 7 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for push it

• acquit
• admit
• armpit
• backlit
• befit
• cockpit
• commit
• dalit
• dendrite
• emit
• illite
• misfit