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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Kate Munsch | Reuters The crypto industry is lobbying to push it forward.
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Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 7 May 2025
The party is also divided on legislative strategy to bring in these changes, whether to split it into two bills, the first on immigration and energy and the second on tax, or to try to push it together as one comprehensive bill.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
A lot of my friends push it a little too hard and go till 5 or 6.
—Michelle Woo, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Every generation is continuing to push it forward .
—Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 7 May 2025
The party is also divided on legislative strategy to bring in these changes, whether to split it into two bills, the first on immigration and energy and the second on tax, or to try to push it together as one comprehensive bill.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
A lot of my friends push it a little too hard and go till 5 or 6.
—Michelle Woo, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Every generation is continuing to push it forward .
—Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Push it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20it. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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