push it
idiom
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.
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Eventually, the group waddles the alligator over to a waiting pickup truck and manages to lift the reptile even higher to push it into the bed of the truck.
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Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
The Indian government asked phone manufacturers to preload a state-run cybersecurity app with no option to disable it, mandating them to push it via software updates on handsets.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
McGuire’s annual salary rises to over $7 million by the end of the deal, with several incentive bonuses that could push it much higher.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
The suction can often dislodge the blockage and push it through.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
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Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
The Indian government asked phone manufacturers to preload a state-run cybersecurity app with no option to disable it, mandating them to push it via software updates on handsets.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
McGuire’s annual salary rises to over $7 million by the end of the deal, with several incentive bonuses that could push it much higher.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
The suction can often dislodge the blockage and push it through.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
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“Push it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20it. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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