do not try to get too much, do not ask for more If Mom says maybe, don't push your luck. Be patient.
press (push) one
depend too much on luck, expect to continue to be lucky He is pushing his luck if he thinks that he will continue to make a lot of money on the stock market.
push me (to the limit)
put pressure on me, bug me too much Don't push me. One more insult and I'll punch you.
push off
start, leave The boat pushed off from the dock and started out to sea.
push (someone) around
make someone do what you want He is always pushing around his salesmen and saleswomen.
push the panic button
become very frightened or excited at a time of danger or worry At first he thought that his wallet had been stolen but before he pushed the panic button and told everyone he looked around again and found it.
push the right buttons
say the right things, do the right things The players want to play for Pat. She pushes all the right buttons.
push your luck
(See don't push your luck)
pusher
a person who sells illegal drugs The judge sentenced the pusher to ten years in prison.
pushing fifty
nearly 50 years old, 48 or 49 years old Bart is pushing fifty, but he looks much younger.
pushing up daisies
dead and buried in a graveyard, deep six Old Tom's pushin' up daisies. He died a long time ago.
when push comes to shove
when people fight, when the fighting begins, when the going gets tough The workers are demanding a fair wage. When push comes to shove, we may have to call the police.
push up
to try to mack to someone
push about
bully;order about驱使;摆布 I'm not going to be pushed about by anybody.我不准备受任何人的摆布。 Paul is always pushing the smaller children around.保尔总欺侮比他年纪小的孩子。
push about/around
bully;order about驱使;摆布 I'm not going to be pushed about by anybody.我不准备受任何人的摆布。 Paul is always pushing the smaller children around.保尔总欺侮比他年纪小的孩子。
push ahead
1.go on resolutely坚决前进 It's getting on for noon;we must push ahead to our destination as quickly as possible.快中午了,我们必须尽快到达目的地。 If you want to push on with the decorating, we can leave dinner until later.你要是想继续装饰的话,晚饭我们可以晚点吃。 2.ambitiously draw attention to (oneself)故意引人注目 He doesn't like pushing himself forward on public occasions.他不喜欢在公开场合抛头露面。
push ahead/forward/on
1.go on resolutely坚决前进 It's getting on for noon;we must push ahead to our destination as quickly as possible.快中午了,我们必须尽快到达目的地。 If you want to push on with the decorating, we can leave dinner until later.你要是想继续装饰的话,晚饭我们可以晚点吃。 2.ambitiously draw attention to (oneself)故意引人注目 He doesn't like pushing himself forward on public occasions.他不喜欢在公开场合抛头露面。
push along
1.impel along;continue one's way 继续前进 He pushed the work along.他抓紧进行工作。 We were tired but managed to push along to the next village.虽然我们很疲劳,但还是竭力赶到了下一个村子。 2.leave;go离开;去 It's time for us to push along now.我们该走了。
push around
bully;order about驱使;摆布 I'm not going to be pushed about by anybody.我不准备受任何人的摆布。 Paul is always pushing the smaller children around.保尔总欺侮比他年纪小的孩子。
push for
strive for争取;强烈要求 The miners are pushing for more money and less work.矿工们强烈要求增加工资,减少工作。 People living near the airport are pushing for new rules about night flights.机场附近的居民正在强烈要求制订新的夜航规则。
push forward
1.go on resolutely坚决前进 It's getting on for noon;we must push ahead to our destination as quickly as possible.快中午了,我们必须尽快到达目的地。 If you want to push on with the decorating, we can leave dinner until later.你要是想继续装饰的话,晚饭我们可以晚点吃。 2.ambitiously draw attention to (oneself)故意引人注目 He doesn't like pushing himself forward on public occasions.他不喜欢在公开场合抛头露面。
push on
1.go on resolutely坚决前进 It's getting on for noon;we must push ahead to our destination as quickly as possible.快中午了,我们必须尽快到达目的地。 If you want to push on with the decorating, we can leave dinner until later.你要是想继续装饰的话,晚饭我们可以晚点吃。 2.ambitiously draw attention to (oneself)故意引人注目 He doesn't like pushing himself forward on public occasions.他不喜欢在公开场合抛头露面。
push through
1. make a passage through挤过去 He tried in vain to push through the crowd.他怎么也无法从人群中挤过去。 2.gain acceptance of a bill, proposal使…被通过 In spite of a lot of resistance,we managed to push the proposal through.虽然有许多阻力,我们还是设法使这个议案通过了。 We're trying to push the legislation through before the Christmas recess.我们力争在圣诞节休会前通过这法令。 3.cause sb. to pass or succeed in doing sth.设法完成 By giving him extra lessons,we managed to push him through his exams.通过给他额外加课,我们终于使他通过了考试。
push one's luck
Idiom(s): push one's luck AND press one's luck
Theme: LUCK
to expect continued good fortune; to expect to continue to escape bad luck. • You re okay so far, but don’t push your luck. • Bob pressed his luck too much and got into a lot of trouble.
push sb to the wall
Idiom(s): push someone to the wall AND press someone to the wall
Theme: DOMINATION
to force someone into a position where there is only one choice to make; to put someone in a defensive position. • There was little else I could do. They pushed me to the wall. • When we pressed him to the wall, he told us where the cookies were hidden.
if push comes to shove
Idiom(s): if push comes to shove
Theme: DIFFICULTY
if the situation really becomes difficult; if matters escalate into a strong argument. • If push comes to shove, I am ready to be more aggressive. • If push comes to shove, I am sure that our senator will help out.
Don't push my buttons!
This can be said to someone who is starting to annoy you.
Push comes to shove
If or when push comes to shove, the situation has become some bad that you are forced to do something If push comes to shove, we'll just have to use our savings.
Push the envelope
This means to go to the limits, to do something to the maximum possible.
Pushing up the daisies
If someone is said to be pushing up the daisies, they are dead.
press one's luck|luck|press|push|push one's luck
v. phr. To depend too much on luck; expect to continue to be lucky. When John won his first two bets at the race track, he pressed his luck and increased his bets.If you're lucky at first, don't press your luck.
push around|push
v., informal To be bossy with; bully. Don't try to push me around!Paul is always pushing the smaller children around.
push off|push|shove|shove off
v. 1. To push a boat away from the shore. Before Tom could reach the boat, Jake had shoved off. 2. slang To start; leave. We were ready to push off at ten o'clock, but had to wait for Jill.Jim was planning to stay at the beach all day, but when the crowds arrived he shoved off.
push on|push
v. phr. To press forward; proceed forward laboriously. The exhausted mountain climbers pushed on, despite the rough weather, as the peak was already in sight.
push over|push
v. phr. To upset; overthrow. She is standing on her feet very solidly; a little criticism from you certainly won't push her over.The wind in Chicago can be so strong that sometimes I'm afraid I'll get pushed over.
push the panic button|button|panic|panic button|pu
v. phr., slang To become very much frightened; nervous or excited, especially at a time of danger or worry. John thought he saw a ghost and pushed the panic button.Keep cool; don't hit the panic button! Synonym: LOSE ONE'S HEAD.
push up daisies|daisies|daisy|push|push up
v. phr., slang To be dead and buried. I'll be around when you're pushing up daisies.Don't play with guns or you may push up the daisies.
push-up|push
n. An exercise to build strong arms and shoulders, in which you lie on your stomach and push your body up on your hands and toes. At the age of seventy, Grandpa still does twenty push-ups every day.The football team does push-ups every day.
pushover
n. 1. Something easy to accomplish or overcome. For Howard steering a boat is a pushover as he was raised on a tropical island. 2. A person easily seduced. It is rumored that she is a pushover when she has a bit to drink.
when push comes to shove|push|shove
adv. phr. A time when a touchy situation becomes actively hostile or a quarrel turns into a fight. Can we count on the boss' goodwill, when push comes to shove?
push
push 1. push comes to shove â Informal matters become serious or reach a critical point where some action or decision is required: preceded by when or if 2. push off Informal to set out; depart 3. push on to proceed; continue advancing
push comes to shove, if
push comes to shove, if Also, when push comes to shove. When matters must be confronted, when a crucial point is reached, as in If push comes to shove, the Federal Reserve Board will lower the interest rate, or They supposedly support equality, but when push comes to shove they always seem to promote a man instead of a woman. This term comes from rugby, where, after an infraction of rules, forwards from each team face off and push against one another until one player can kick the ball to a teammate and resume the game. Its figurative use dates from the 1950s. Also see the synonym if worst comes to worst.
push it
push it Be overly insistent or forward, as in I promise to think over your proposal, but don't push it. This idiom uses push in the sense of “force some activity or issue.” [First half of 1800s]
push paper
push paper Do administrative, often petty, paperwork. For example, She spent the whole day pushing paper for her boss. [Colloquial; second half of 1900s]
push someone's buttons
push someone's buttons Also, press someone's buttons. Draw a strong emotional reaction from someone, especially anger or sexual arousal. For example, My mother-in-law really knew how to push my buttons, or A good-looking redhead, she always seemed to press his buttons. This metaphoric expression transfers activating some mechanism by pushing buttons to human emotions. [Slang; 1920s]
push up daisies
push up daisies Be dead and buried, as in There is a cemetery full of heroes pushing up daisies. This slangy expression, alluding to flowers growing over a grave, was first recorded about 1918, in one of Wilfred Owen's poems about World War I.
thúc đẩy
Với nỗ lực hơn nữa. Chủ yếu được nghe ở Vương quốc Anh, Úc. Ở mức độ thúc đẩy, chúng tui vẫn có thể đến đúng giờ. Tôi nghĩ rằng tui có thể thực hiện lệnh này sớm, khi đẩy .. Xem thêm: đẩy
khi đẩy
Nếu có thể thực hiện điều gì đó khi đẩy thì có thể thực hiện được nếu cần nhưng hơi khó . Thứ duy nhất bạn bất thể có được trong làng là sữa và bạn luôn có thể lấy một ít sữa từ trang trại khi đang thúc đẩy. Anh ta có thể cởi quần áo, tắm rửa và thay quần áo buổi tối trong vòng chưa đầy năm phút khi bị rặn .. Xem thêm: rặn
khi bị rặn
nếu cần; trong trường hợp khẩn cấp. Đường mòn Anh 1997 Nó rộng lớn rãi cho một người, nhưng có thể mất hai người khi thúc đẩy. . Xem thêm: có thể đẩy
at a ˈpinch / ˈpush
(tiếng Anh Anh) (tiếng Anh Mỹ bằng ˈpinch) (thân mật) nếu bạn cố gắng rất nhiều hoặc nếu điều đó thật sự cần thiết: Chúng tui thường chỉ nhận 55 khách nhưng at a pinch, we could booty 60 .. Xem thêm: pinch, push. Xem thêm:
An at a push idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with at a push, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
Cùng học tiếng anh với từ điển Từ đồng nghĩa, cách dùng từ tương tự, Thành ngữ, tục ngữ at a push