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

While the Venn diagram between Julianne Moore gays and musical theater gays will devour this excruciatingly funny movie, there’s plenty of humanity and heart to push it into the realm of the universal. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 Nov. 2026

Ross continued the run with a pair of 3-pointers in the first four minutes after the break that helped push it to an 18-point lead, the largest UConn would have all game. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026

Black garlic is popping up everywhere right now, and the food industry expects the next 12 months to push it even further into home kitchens. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2026

Don’t cut or remove your cuticle; instead, gently push it back in the shower with a wash cloth and apply cuticle oil after the shower and throughout the day. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 30 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for push it

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