push things
idiom
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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Ditto Paramount+, which, like Peacock, also has an annoying habit of using its most valuable real estate — the very top of the home page — to push things that are still days or weeks away from premiering on the platform.
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Vulture, 27 Oct. 2023
With practically every scene, Charles encourages the cast to push things to the limit.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 Sep. 2023
To push things even further, Kuroda says the next step is to stack the pixel layer on top of the memory layer.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2016
Kendall had the chance to push things toward Jimenez (and, more importantly, away from Mencken and his fascist tendencies), but opted against it.
—Evan Romano, Men's Health, 16 May 2023
Perhaps his latest endeavor can help push things along.
—Chris Vognar, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2023
However, this puts significant pressure on companies that have been content to push things under the rug and force out dissenting voices.
—Claire Schmidt, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022
The more investment and progress that happens in the space, the more motivation there will be for others to join and push things forward.
—Cynthia Salarizadeh, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2022
Kendall had the chance to push things toward Jimenez (and, more importantly, away from Mencken and his fascist tendencies), but opted against it.
—Evan Romano, Men's Health, 16 May 2023
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Vulture, 27 Oct. 2023
With practically every scene, Charles encourages the cast to push things to the limit.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 Sep. 2023
To push things even further, Kuroda says the next step is to stack the pixel layer on top of the memory layer.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2016
Kendall had the chance to push things toward Jimenez (and, more importantly, away from Mencken and his fascist tendencies), but opted against it.
—Evan Romano, Men's Health, 16 May 2023
Perhaps his latest endeavor can help push things along.
—Chris Vognar, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2023
However, this puts significant pressure on companies that have been content to push things under the rug and force out dissenting voices.
—Claire Schmidt, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022
The more investment and progress that happens in the space, the more motivation there will be for others to join and push things forward.
—Cynthia Salarizadeh, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2022
Kendall had the chance to push things toward Jimenez (and, more importantly, away from Mencken and his fascist tendencies), but opted against it.
—Evan Romano, Men's Health, 16 May 2023
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