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.

Examples of push it in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But a weakening of the job market, on the other hand, could push it to resume cuts more quickly. —Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026

Then, flip it backwards to match the curve of your head and push it further to secure it. —Shelby Wax, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2026

Valet parking at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines went from $75 on Thursday to $115 on Friday, with market forces expected to push it even higher over the weekend. —Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026

The Reader went nonprofit in 2022 under then-publisher Tracy Baim in a tumultuous process that pitted Goodman against Higginbottom before picketing employees helped push it over the finish line. —Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for push it

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