push things
phrase
informal
: to continue to do or to try to do something when one should stop
She pushed things too far and lost all her winnings.
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“Push things.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20things. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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