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
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Simply add frozen fruit to the chute, and use the plunger to push it through.
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Laura Denby, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
Disney is separately suing DeSantis and other officials in federal court through an appeal after a district judge dismissed the lawsuit—and under the terms of the settlement, Disney won’t end that appeal, but will ask the court to push it back until a new development agreement is reached.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Those with a gauge can push it upside-down in the snow, let the snow melt and report how much water was in the snowpack — helpful information for evaluating whether melting snow will cause flooding.
—Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2024
To prevent Gazans from getting on board — a prospect that aid workers fear would invite Israeli military action — the group has suggested that the the ship could tow a barge loaded with food pallets and then push it to shore.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
Resurrection Christian cut it to one midway through the third quarter, but the Tigers responded with a 10-2 run to push it to nine with just a minute left in the frame.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2024
Trump has sought to push the trial back until after the general election, but proposed an August start date in a court filing Thursday if Cannon’s unwilling to push it back past November.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Some, like the right-wing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, would like to stop European aid to Ukraine and push it into making concessions to Putin.
—TIME, 21 Feb. 2024
But there is no free lunch in national security politics, and the political forces that help foreign policymaking also push it in a hawkish direction.
—Elizabeth N. Saunders, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
Laura Denby, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
Disney is separately suing DeSantis and other officials in federal court through an appeal after a district judge dismissed the lawsuit—and under the terms of the settlement, Disney won’t end that appeal, but will ask the court to push it back until a new development agreement is reached.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Those with a gauge can push it upside-down in the snow, let the snow melt and report how much water was in the snowpack — helpful information for evaluating whether melting snow will cause flooding.
—Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2024
To prevent Gazans from getting on board — a prospect that aid workers fear would invite Israeli military action — the group has suggested that the the ship could tow a barge loaded with food pallets and then push it to shore.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
Resurrection Christian cut it to one midway through the third quarter, but the Tigers responded with a 10-2 run to push it to nine with just a minute left in the frame.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2024
Trump has sought to push the trial back until after the general election, but proposed an August start date in a court filing Thursday if Cannon’s unwilling to push it back past November.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Some, like the right-wing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, would like to stop European aid to Ukraine and push it into making concessions to Putin.
—TIME, 21 Feb. 2024
But there is no free lunch in national security politics, and the political forces that help foreign policymaking also push it in a hawkish direction.
—Elizabeth N. Saunders, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Push it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20it. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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